US Edition‘Wave of Executions’ Feared in Iran Following Hangings of 3 Young Men
The executions follow convictions for killing police and come amid reports of unfair trials and torture, with over 27 death sentences linked to January protests, rights groups say.
- On Thursday, Saleh Mohammadi, 19-year-old wrestler, and Mehdi Qasemi and Saeed Davoudi were hanged in Qom; they were the first executed from thousands arrested during January protests.
- Arrested on Jan. 15, the three were later convicted in early February on 'moharabeh' charges for allegedly killing two police officers, with state media showing alleged reenactments.
- Saleh Mohammadi was a rising wrestler who won a 2024 youth international bronze medal and was beaten in detention, suffering a broken hand, Amnesty said.
- Rights groups warned the hangings were meant to 'instill fear' amid the US‑Israeli war on Iran and noted Iran Human Rights documented at least 27 death sentences with another 100 facing death penalty charges.
- The scale of arrests and killings frames the executions as part of a wider crackdown, with HRANA confirming more than 7,000 killed and over 50,000 arrested while the government acknowledged more than 3,000 killed.
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A wave of executions feared in Iran after 3 young men were hanged this week
Three young men were hanged in Iran this week, raising alarm among rights groups that a wave of executions may be underway as authorities facing relentless attacks from the U.S. and Israel seek to squelch public dissent. The three men…
A wave of executions is feared in after three young men were hanged last week
A 19-year-old star wrestler and two other young men were hanged in Iran this week, raising alarm among rights groups that a wave of executions may be underway as authorities facing relentless attacks from the U.S. and Israel seek to squelch public dissent. The three men are the first to be executed from among the tens of […] The post A wave of executions is feared in after three young men were hanged last week appeared first on MACAU DAILY TIME…
Rafa Gómez-Santos Martín.- The regime of Iran has again placed itself at the center of the international controversy after executing in the gallows three young people accused of participating in the protests that shook the country last January. An episode that not only reflects the hardness of the system, but also the way [...]
When a 19-year-old fighter and two other men were forced into the holy city of Qom (19), Iran's theocratic regime was sending a message both to the dissidents within the country and to the opposition outside, say analysts. The three men, all related to the anti- regime protests that took place throughout the country, were executed with the approval of the Supreme Court of Iran and “in the presence of a group of people”, said the agency of news r…
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