Iran has handed down three more death sentences for offences related to the civil unrest triggered by Mahsa Amini's death, the judiciary said Monday, fuelling international protests against the regime. The latest sentences for three men who were convicted of the killings of three security forces members bring to 17 the official total of detainees condemned to death in connection with the nearly four months of protests.Four executions have been carried out while six of those convicted have been granted retrials.
PARIS Iran has handed down three more death sentences for offences related to the civil unrest triggered by Mahsa Amini’s death, the judiciary said Monday, fuelling international protests against the regime.The latest sentences for three men who were convicted of the killings of three security forces members bring to 17 the official total of detainees condemned to death
Iran hanged two other people on Saturday in its attempts to stamp out demonstrations, which have slowed considerably since it began executions carried out just weeks after arrests. Mizan said Saleh Mirhashemi, Majid Kazemi and Saeid Yaghoubi, who had been convicted of allegedly killing members of the volunteer Basij militia during anti-government protests in the central city of Isfahan, could appeal against their verdicts.
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