Iran executes three men in relation to January anti-regime protests
Iran has executed three men—Mehdi Rassouli, Mohammad Reza Miri, and Ebrahim Dolatabadi—over their alleged involvement in January's anti-regime protests in Mashhad. The executions are part of a broader wave of near-daily hangings that rights groups say are intended to instill fear amid domestic unrest and international tensions. Human rights organizations have condemned the executions, citing unfair trials, forced confessions, and a broader pattern of repression by Iranian authorities.
- ▪Iran executed three men linked to January's anti-regime protests in Mashhad, according to the judiciary’s Mizan news agency.
- ▪The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency reported that Rassouli and Miri were hanged at dawn on Sunday at Vakilabad prison.
- ▪Norway-based NGO Iran Human Rights stated that 24 political prisoners have been executed since March, following unfair trials in revolutionary courts.
- ▪Amnesty International documented cases of torture and forced confessions in the trials of 13 men sentenced to death.
- ▪Iran is considered the world’s most prolific executioner after China, with at least 1,639 executions recorded last year, according to Iran Human Rights.
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Iranian protesters attend a demonstration in Washington DC to express anger over the Islamic Republic of Iran’s execution of protesters and the internet shutdown that has cut off Iranians from global access for more than 60 days. Photograph: Ali Khaligh/Zuma Press Wire/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenIranian protesters attend a demonstration in Washington DC to express anger over the Islamic Republic of Iran’s execution of protesters and the internet shutdown that has cut off Iranians from global access for more than 60 days.
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