Iran, which has already done 4 those who took component in protests in current months, sentenced 3 greater humans to demise on Monday on costs of “waging strugglefare on God.”
The 3 guys – Saleh Mirhashemi, Majid Kazemi and Saeid Yaghoubi – have been accused of killing participants of the Basij militia, a paramilitary organization affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. Two guys have been hanged on Saturday, whilst others have been done in December.
Officials from the U.S. and different Western countries have accused Iran of convicting suspects in kangaroo courts and dashing to perform their executions.
“These executions are a key thing of the regime’s attempt to suppress protests,” State Department spokesperson Ned Price tweeted Saturday. “We preserve to paintings with companions to pursue duty for Iran’s brutal crackdown.”
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Protests broke out throughout Iran in September after the demise of 22-year-antique Mahsa Amini whilst withinside the custody of Iran’s so-known as morality police.
At least 519 protesters had been killed and almost 20,000 had been arrested withinside the beyond 3 months, in keeping with Human Rights Activists in Iran, a collection that has monitored the protests.
Pope Francis condemned the executions on Monday, pronouncing in his New Year’s deal with that the demise penalty “handiest fuels the thirst for vengeance.”
“The proper to existence is likewise threatened in the ones locations in which the demise penalty remains imposed, as is the case in in recent times in Iran, following the current demonstrations disturbing more admire for the honour of women,” Pope Francis stated on Monday.