US EditionExecutions in Iran Raise Alarm in Rights Groups
The executions followed convictions in early February amid allegations of killing police officers during January protests, with at least 27 death sentences documented by Iran Human Rights.
- On Thursday, state media reported that three young men were hanged in Qom, Iran, including 19-year-old wrestler Saleh Mohammadi, the first executions from the January crackdown.
- Following nationwide protests beginning in late December, arrestees Mohammadi, Qasemi and Davoudi were arrested in Qom on Jan. 15 and convicted in early February on charges tied to killings during unrest.
- Amnesty International documented that Mohammadi was beaten with one hand broken and said, "Authorities have systematically subjected those arrested in connection to the protests to enforced disappearance, incommunicado detention, torture to extract forced 'confessions,'" while state media showed confessions and reenactments for moharabeh charges.
- Rights groups warned the hangings raise alarm that a wave of executions may be underway, noting Iran Human Rights documented at least 27 death sentences and another 100 face death-penalty charges.
- Human Rights Activists New Agency reported more than 7,000 killed while the government acknowledged more than 3,000 and over 50,000 arrested in just over six weeks since Feb. 28.
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Iranians fear a wave of executions after three young men were hanged this week
The three men are the first executed among tens of thousands arrested in a January crackdown. The director of Iran Human Rights said the executions were 'intended to instill fear in society and deter new protests' amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran
A wave of executions is feared in Iran after 3 young men are hanged
Three young men were hanged in Iran last week, raising alarm that a wave of executions may be underway as authorities facing relentless attacks from the U.S. and Israel seek to squelch dissent.
In recent days, shocking news has shaken the sports world: the 19-year-old Iranian wrestler Saleh Mohammadi was executed by public hanging.
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Executions in Iran raise alarm in rights groups
BEIRUT — A 19-year-old star wrestler and two other young men were hanged in Iran this past week, raising alarm among rights groups that a wave of executions may be underway as authorities facing relentless attacks from the U.S. and…
3 men executed in Iran following protester arrests
BEIRUT -- A 19-year-old star wrestler and two other young men were hanged in Iran last 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.
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