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UN experts and 400 prominent women have urged Iran not to execute Zahra Tabari, a 67-year-old electrical engineer and women's rights activist, BBC reported. 

Ms Tabari was arrested in April and accused of collaborating with a banned opposition group, the People's Mujahideen Organisation of Iran (PMOI), according to her family.

In October, she was convicted of "armed rebellion" by a Revolutionary Court in Rasht after a trial via video link that lasted less than 10 minutes. Her family said the verdict was based on extremely limited and unreliable evidence: a piece of cloth bearing the words "Woman, Resistance, Freedom", and an unpublished audio message, according to BBC. 

The US State Department said it would deny visas to five people, including a former EU commissioner, for seeking to "coerce" American social media platforms into suppressing viewpoints they oppose, BBC reported. 

"These radical activists and weaponized NGOs have advanced censorship crackdowns by foreign states - in each case targeting American speakers and American companies," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement.

Thierry Breton, the former top tech regulator at the European Commission, suggested that a "witch hunt" was taking place, according to BBC. 

Prices of gold and silver have continued to climb over the past several days, repeatedly setting new records.

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the price of hallmark gold has been fixed at Rs 268,100 per tola (11.66 grams) today, while silver is priced at Rs 4,420 per tola.

These are the highest prices recorded so far for both precious metals.

On Sunday, gold was priced at Rs 258,300 per tola and silver at Rs 4,105 per tola.

The prices increased on Monday to Rs 261,700 and Rs 4,235 per tola respectively, and rose further on Tuesday to Rs 267,200 for gold and Rs 4,255 for silver.

Market analysts attribute the continued rise in gold and silver prices to a stronger US dollar.

In the international market, gold is currently trading at USD 4,525 per ounce, while silver is priced at USD 73 per ounce.

Qatar's Al-Sadd staged a late fightback to claim a 4-2 victory over Shabab Al-Ahli in Doha on Tuesday, earning Roberto Mancini a first win in the Asian Champions League Elite as head coach and keeping the team's slim hopes of a place in the last 16 alive, Reuters reported. 

Subsitute Rafa Mujica scored a hat-trick, including striking twice in stoppage time, as Al-Sadd overcame a two-goal deficit to pick up a win that moves them onto five points from six matches in the western league phase of the competition. 

"I'm happy for the team, for the three points," said Mujica. "We needed these three points, according to Reuters.