Iranian authorities executed two more protesters tied to the uprising across Iran that has stretched on for four months, bringing its total execution count to at least four.
Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini were hanged for allegedly killing a member of Iran’s security forces during a demonstration in Karaj in November, the Iranian Mizan News Agency reported. The agency is run by the country’s judiciary.
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Mizan said that the two men had confessed to killing the security member, but human rights organizations have said that the confession was forced.
“We deplore the execution of two more protesters, Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Mohammad Hosseini, following unfair trials based on forced confessions,” the United Nations Human Rights office tweeted. “It’s shocking that Iran continues to execute protesters despite international outcry. We urge Iran to halt all executions.”
#Iran: We deplore the execution of two more protesters, #MohammadMehdiKarami & #MohammadHosseini, following unfair trials based on forced confessions. It’s shocking that Iran continues to execute protesters despite international outcry. We urge Iran to halt all executions.
— UN Human Rights (@UNHumanRights) January 7, 2023
Two other protesters were executed last month, with one accused of using a machete to wound a member of the country’s security forces and the other accused of allegedly killing two members of the security forces. The Iranian regime has been condemned by the international community for its unfair trials and its treatment of prisoners.
The protesters were part of a four-month, nationwide uprising after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was in the custody of Iran’s morality police for not wearing her hijab correctly. The protests have been largely conducted by women who are protesting for women’s rights, democracy, and a complete change to the Iranian regime. The protests are the largest threat to the Iranian regime since its founding in 1979.
Smaller protests have broken out across the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. The Organization of Iranian American Communities has hosted multiple rallies in Washington, D.C., to support the Iranian protests from overseas.
“[Supreme Leader Ali] Khamenei has miscalculated the Iranian people’s resolve to change this regime,” Dr. Ramesh Sepehrrad, the organization’s advisory chairman, told the Washington Examiner. “The two young protesters killed by the regime are part of Iran’s army of freedom and as people chant in Iran ‘as you kill one, thousands will rise’. Clearly the administration has to understand Iranian people need more support that condemnation. The free world has to recognize Iranian people’s right to self defense.”
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Despite widespread condemnation, the Iranian regime is continuing to dole out harsh punishments to protesters, with at least 24 being sentenced to death, according to Amnesty International, and at least 18,000 people have been arrested, according to the Human Rights Activist News Agency.
