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Iran's judiciary announced connected Thursday (March 19, 2026) the execution of 3 men detained successful January's nationwide protests, the archetypal specified sentences known to person been carried out.
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Iran's Mizan quality bureau reported the executions. Iran typically carries retired the decease punishment with hangings.
Mizan identified those executed arsenic Mehdi Ghasemi, Saleh Mohammadi and Saeed Davvodi.
It alleged the 3 men had stabbed 2 constabulary officers to decease successful Qom, immoderate 130 kilometres southbound of the capital, Tehran, during the protests.
Iran's judiciary has been threatening to transportation retired executions of those arrested successful the protests.
Iran enactment down the demonstrations with aggravated unit that killed thousands of radical and saw tens of thousands of others detained.
Activists person warned Iran could transportation retired a question of wide executions of those detained successful the protests.
Iran has agelong been accused by rights campaigners of extracting coerced confessions from detainees and not allowing them to afloat support themselves successful court.
