Three Iranian men convicted of killing three “security defenders” in Isfahan, Iran, last November have been executed as the Iranian government continues its severe measures in cracking down on dissidence in the wake of major protests last year.
The death sentences of Saleh Mirhashmi, Majid Kazemi-Sheikhshabani, and Saeed Yaqoubi Kurdsafli were carried out on Friday, according to the Tasnim News Agency.
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The three men were sentenced to death in January for an armed “terrorist attack” two months earlier in which three “security defenders,” Ismail Chiraghi, Mohsen Hamidi, and Mohammad Karimi, were killed in the security square of the Khaneh neighborhood of Isfahan.
“The perpetrators of this attack, with prior coordination with each other, committed a terrorist act and drew their weapons and started shooting at the lives of people and officers. In this terrorist operation, a number of people and security forces were also injured,” Tasnim News, which is headquartered in Tehran, wrote.
عوامل حمله تروریستی «خانه اصفهان» اعدام شدند
حکم اعدام محکومان صالح میرهاشمی، مجید کاظمیشیخشبانی و سعید یعقوبیکردسفلی از عوامل حمله تروریستی محله خانه اصفهان در آبان ۱۴۰۱ که منجر به شهادت تعدادی از نیروهای حافظ امنیت شد، بامداد امروز به اجرا درآمد
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In court photos released by the Iranian news agency, the three men looked a combination of stoic and despondent as they ostensibly learned of their fate in court.
Recorded executions across the world have risen to their highest level in half a decade, according to Al Jazeera, which says Iran executed 576 people last year, compared with 314 in 2021.
In March, the United States issued sanctions against Iran, targeting officials accused of violating women’s rights during uprisings in the country.
“The United States remains deeply concerned that Iranian authorities continue to suppress dissent and peaceful protest, including through mass arrests, sham trials, hasty executions, the detention of journalists, and the use of sexual violence as a means of protest suppression,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
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Much of the recent uprisings in Iran have been over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died while in the custody of Iran’s morality police for not wearing her hijab correctly in September. The protesters, largely led by women, have been protesting for women’s rights, democracy, and a complete change to the Iranian regime.
