authorities in iran have executed three men sentenced to death in connection with the nationwide anti government protests last year. the men were convicted over their alleged involvement in a shooting attack that killed three security personnel in isfahan in november. amnesty international says they were subjected to unfair trials and allegedly tortured. four other protesters have been hanged since december. so, you said these people, as you mentioned in the report, they were sentenced to death by revolutionary corps after being subjected to torture and based on confessions extracted under torture, so basically we are talking about extrajudicial killing. and, you know, the problem is that we are having a surge in the executions. only in may, in the last 20 days, more than 103 people have been executed,
professor at the university of oslo. welcome to you, professor. what more do we know about these men and what they were charged with? good morning and thank you they were charged with? good morning and thank you for they were charged with? good morning and thank you for having they were charged with? good morning and thank you for having me. they were charged with? good morning and thank you for having me. these - and thank you for having me. these people as mentioned in the report, they were sentenced to death by revolutionary courts after being subjected to torture and based on confessions that came under torture. basically, they are talking about an extrajudicial killing. and the problem is that we are having a surge in the executions only in the last 20 days, more than 100 people have been executed. we have executions everyday, executions of these protesters. we hope that the international committee will show a
well, some group, they mentioned a big number. then when we inquire, it was perhaps 5 6 persons. but sometimes people themselves, they hide. actually, some some people hide themselves because of different issues. but extrajudicial killing, we never support. and in our country, i think, i don t know any other country, they have these rules but in our country, the law is there. if there is anything doing wrong by our law enforcement agency, immediately we bought the book, and they they go for justice. so any organisation, if they have done any misdeed, immediately they get punishment. why did the us impose sanctions then on one
A day before the Ahmed brothers were killed on live TV, Atiq Ahmed’s son and an aide (also co-accused in the Umesh Pal murder) had been killed in Jhansi by the UPSTF. Ex-police officers have raised questions over their deaths at the hands of policemen.
The use of hate and arbitrary power and calculated killings by Hindu nationalists reveal an ominous disregard for democracy, a forewarning of what is to come.