Overview
- Iran’s judiciary, speaking through the state portal Misan, said it executed three men it charged in connection with last winter’s mass protests.
- The men were named as Hassan Divband, Hamid Kazemi and Reza Zanganeh and were arrested during demonstrations in Karaj, according to the announcement.
- Authorities accused the men of acting on behalf of Israel, the United States and other “hostile groups,” and said they took part in attacks on government buildings and arson of public property.
- The judiciary said the men’s death sentences had been confirmed by Iran’s Supreme Court and that their assets were confiscated before the executions.
- Rights groups condemned the executions as political repression, noting they raise the tally of protest-related executions to at least 40 and come as Amnesty reports a sharp national rise in executions over the past year.