Iran executes three men for 'armed unrest' after January protests

Image source, CollectImage caption, Reza Zanganeh was one of the three men executed in Iran.

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Iran has executed three men accused of carrying out armed unrest during January's anti-government protests, according to state media.

Hassan Dioband, Hamid Kazemi e Reza Zanganeh foram acusados de lançar coquetéis molotov e granadas, usar armas de lâmina e armas de fogo, e incendiar instalações públicas na cidade de Karaj, a oeste de Teerã, conforme informou a agência de notícias estatal iraniana Tasnim, em relatório externo.

The executions are the latest in a series linked to the protests, including those of people accused of having ties to Israel and the United States.

The number of executions in Iran has increased since US-Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic began in late February.

The protest movement initially sparked in December last year by the high cost of living rapidly evolved into widespread anti-government demonstrations that peaked on 8 and 9 of January.

Autoridades iranianas relataram mais de 3. 000 mortes e atribuíram a violência a “atos terroristas” orquestrados pelos EUA e Israel.

However foreign-based NGOs gave higher figures and the BBC received multiple accounts from Iranians of security forces opening fire on unarmed protesters.

Tasnim informou que os três homens foram executados após o Supremo Tribunal manter suas condenações e considerá-los culpados de “participar de atividades operacionais em nome do regime sionista israelita, dos Estados Unidos e de grupos hostis.”.

The damage allegedly included an electricity substation in Karaj which caused power outages in some areas.

Dioband was arrested on 11 January after investigations identified him as a suspect in attacks on public property and incitement to violence.

Dez outros acusados de participar das tumultuosidades sob sua supervisão foram posteriormente presos.

Reuters news agency reports that they received prison terms of 5 to 10 years.

As últimas execuções no Irã vêm depois que o chefe de direitos humanos da ONU, Volker Türk, disse que estava alarmado com o aumento das penas de morte.

In August, Türk said at least 56 people had been executed on national security-related charges since 19 March, including 27 in cases linked to January's nationwide anti-government protests.

O Irã é considerado o segundo executor mais prolífico do mundo, depois da China. No ano passado, ele executou pelo menos 2. 159 pessoas, de acordo com a Amnistia Internacional.

The human rights group said that was the highest figure on record since 1981 and included 45 executions of suspected dissidents on national security-related charges.

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