Iran executes three men linked to anti-government protests.
The death sentences against Hassan Divband, Hamid Kazemi and Reza Zanganeh were carried out on Sunday after being upheld by the Supreme Court, the judiciary’s Mizan […] The post Iran executes three men linked to anti-government protests appeared first on Vanguard News .
Iranian authorities have executed three men convicted of carrying out operations on behalf of Israel and the United States during anti-government protests in January, the country’s judiciary has announced.
According to the report, the three men were found guilty of “participating in operational activities on behalf of the Israeli Zionist regime, the United States and hostile groups” during the protests.
Mizan said the defendants threw Molotov cocktails and grenades, used bladed weapons and firearms, and set fire to public facilities in Karaj, a city west of Tehran. Other defendants in the case received prison sentences ranging from five to 10 years, the report added. The protest movement, which initially erupted in December over the rising cost of living, rapidly developed into widespread anti-government demonstrations that peaked on January 8 and 9. Iranian authorities reported more than 3,000 deaths during the unrest, blaming the violence on what they described as “terrorist acts” orchestrated by the United States and Israel.
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