Iran Executes 2 More Over January Protests, Jails Man 10 Years For Filming
Amnesty International said at least 39 political executions have been carried out since the war began.
- On Monday, Iran executed Mehrdad Mohammadi-Nia and Ashkan Maleki after the Supreme Court upheld their sentences for attacking the Jafari Mosque in Tehran during January protests.
- Authorities convicted the men of arson, damaging public property, and blocking roads, though The US-based Hengaw Organization reported they were denied legal representation and fair trials before their hanging in Ghezel Hesar Prison.
- Since the war began in February, Amnesty International reported at least 39 political executions have occurred, while documenting enforced disappearances, torture, and forced confessions within the judicial system.
- Authorities have arrested more than 6,000 people since the war began, and there is significant concern for the welfare of Arman Marefati, a 38-year-old Kurdish citizen held in the Great Tehran Penitentiary.
- Iran has rejected international criticism of its judicial proceedings, claiming those executed were convicted of serious crimes, though the Special Rapporteur estimates the January crackdown death toll could reach as many as 42,000.
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Iran Executes 2 More Over January Protests, Jails Man 10 Years For Filming
Two more men have been executed in Iran in connection with the January protests with human rights groups condemning growing repression in the country. Iran's judiciary announced on June 1 that the men were hanged after being convicted of attacking a mosque. More than 40 people have now been executed in Iran since the start of the war with the United States and Israel. An Iranian man was also sentenced to 10 years in prison for simply shooting vi…
Iran executes two men over alleged mosque attack as crackdown deepens
Two men were executed after being convicted of setting a Tehran mosque on fire during protests that erupted over the collapse of the rial, as Amnesty International documented 39 political executions and more than 6,000 arrests since the war began in February.
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