Iran executes 3 men over violence during last year's anti-government protests

Shailesh Khanduri

19 May 2023 11:44 IST

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Tehran: Iran has executed three men accused of deadly violence during last year's anti-government protests despite objections from human rights groups.

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Mizan, the judiciary's website, announced the executions of Majid Kazemi, Saleh Mirhashemi and Saeed Yaghoubi early on Friday. Authorities say they killed a police officer and two members of the paramilitary Basij group in Isfahan in November during nationwide protests.

Rights groups say the three were subjected to torture, forced into televised confessions and denied due process. (AP)

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