Iran executes two more men six months on from anti-government protests
- Iran has executed two men for their involvement in nationwide protests in January, state media reported on Tuesday, as human rights groups warn of a surge in death sentences since the onset of the conflict with the United States.
- Abolfazl Sepahi-Badjani and Amirhossein Safari-Hosseinabadi were accused of participating in the killing of four security force members in Isfahan's Alikhani Square on 8 January, according to Mizan, the judiciary's news outlet.
- The January anti-government demonstrations were met with the most severe crackdown in the Islamic Republic's history, during which thousands of
Confirmed
- Iran has executed two men for their involvement in nationwide protests in January, state media reported on Tuesday, as human rights groups warn of a surge in death sentences since the onset of the conflict with the United States.
- Abolfazl Sepahi-Badjani and Amirhossein Safari-Hosseinabadi were accused of participating in the killing of four security force members in Isfahan's Alikhani Square on 8 January, according to Mizan, the judiciary's news outlet.
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- The January anti-government demonstrations were met with the most severe crackdown in the Islamic Republic's history, during which thousands of
Sources: Euronews