Overview
- Iranian judiciary outlets said two men were publicly hanged on Tuesday in Malekschahr, Isfahan province after being convicted on charges including "corruption on earth" and "waging war against God" for alleged attacks on police during January protests.
- Officials and state-linked media described violent acts by the accused on January 8, including attacks with knives and machetes and setting officers on fire, which formed the basis for moharebeh and related capital charges.
- With these two executions, Iran has now executed at least 27 people in connection with the winter protests, according to judiciary reports and multiple news outlets.
- Amnesty International and other rights groups say about 60 more detainees face the death penalty and warn the use of executions may escalate, a risk made more urgent by expanding prison unrest and coordinated hunger strikes.
- Prison protests have intensified with reports of more than 1,500 prisoners on hunger strike in at least one facility, videos showing some sewing their lips shut, and heavy security and local internet disruptions around public executions that have drawn crowds and clashes.