Iran carries out executions of three men convicted for involvement in January protests
Three men were executed in Iran after being sentenced for participation in anti-government protests in January, according to state media.
Iran executed three men on Sunday after they were convicted of involvement in armed unrest during the January anti-government protests, state media reported. The men – identified as Hassan Dioband, Hamid Kazemi and Reza Zanganeh – were accused of using firearms, grenades and Molotov cocktails, setting fire to public facilities and damaging an electricity substation in the city of Karaj, which caused power outages in some areas, according to the judiciary. The judiciary said Dioband was arrested on Jan. 11 after investigations linked him to attacks on public property and incitement to violence, and that ten others accused of participating under his supervision were subsequently detained. All three received death sentences and had their assets confiscated. Their executions were carried out after the Supreme Court upheld the sentences, while other defendants received prison terms ranging from five to ten years.