Iranian reaction to execution of Nimr al-Nimr

World Today

Outrage in the Muslim world over the execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.

In the region, the rage is on display in Shiite Iran, Shiite majority Iraq, Shiite-majority Bahrain and Hezbollah.

But, the fire storm is spreading to Britain, to India, to Pakistan and the list goes on.

Protestors are denouncing Riyadh’s execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. He was among 47 executed for terrorism.

As a Shiite cleric executed in a Sunni kingdom, protestors and officials have labeled it an ‘assassination.’

CCTV America’s Susan Roberts interviewed Elmira Jafari, CCTV’s news producer and Iranian journalist.