Iran Executes Three Men Convicted for Involvement in January Anti-Government Protests
Iranian state media reported that three men—Hassan Dioband, Hamid Kazemi, and Reza Zanganeh—were executed on Sunday. The individuals were convicted of participating in armed unrest during the anti-government protests held in January and were accused of conducting operations for Israel and the United States. The judiciary stated that the defendants were involved in using firearms, grenades, and Molotov cocktails to attack public facilities, including an electricity substation in Karaj which caused local power outages. Following a Supreme Court upholding of their death sentences, the men were executed and ordered to have their assets confiscated.
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