Iran carries out 2nd execution linked to anti-government protests | 24CA News
Iran hanged a person in public on Monday who had been convicted of killing two members of safety forces, the judiciary’s Mizan news company reported, the second execution linked to anti-government protests in lower than per week.
Nationwide protests, of their third month, erupted after the dying of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian lady Mahsa Amini on Sept. 16 whereas within the custody of morality police imposing strict obligatory costume code legal guidelines.
The demonstrations have become a preferred revolt by livid Iranians from all layers of society, posing one of many worst legitimacy challenges to the clerical management because the 1979 revolution.
“Majid Reza Rahnavard was hanged in public in [the holy Shia city of] Mashahd this morning … he was sentenced to death for ‘waging war against God’ after stabbing to death two members of security forces,” Mizan mentioned.
Activists on social media criticized the execution of the 23-year-old Rahnavard as “a criminal act” by the clerical institution to discourage dissent.
WATCH | Iran executes younger man linked to anti-government protests:
Iran says it has executed a prisoner convicted for a criminal offense allegedly dedicated throughout the nation’s ongoing nationwide protests, the primary such dying penalty carried out by Tehran.
Iran’s hanging of one other younger man, Mohsen Shekari, on Thursday who was convicted of injuring a safety guard with a knife and blocking a avenue in Tehran throughout protests has been extensively condemned by the United States and its allies.
Rights teams have mentioned Shekari was tortured and compelled to admit.
At least 20 extra folks face dying penalty
Amnesty International has mentioned Iranian authorities are in search of the dying penalty for a minimum of 21 folks in what it referred to as “sham trials designed to intimidate those participating in the popular uprising that has rocked Iran.”
The European Union’s overseas coverage chief, Josep Borrell, mentioned on Monday that the bloc will agree on a “very tough” bundle of sanctions towards Iran to indicate its assist for peaceable protesters.
Blaming the unrest on overseas foes such because the United States and Israel, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani on Monday rejected Western criticism of rights abuses throughout the crackdown as meddling in Iran’s state issues.
The unrest has been watched intently by Israel, the place a nationwide safety official mentioned the executions didn’t look like deterring protesters and will additional “box in the regime.”
“Because it can only respond with force, that has reinforced for the public the grievance being protested over,” the Israeli official advised Reuters. “There is no returning this genie to the bottle.”
Iran’s state media aired footage of a person, whom they recognized as Rahnavard, stabbing one other man who fell towards a parked motorbike after which stabbing one other individual instantly after.
Mizan mentioned Rahnavard was arrested when attempting to flee the nation 23 days in the past. It mentioned that his sentence was upheld by the next courtroom.
Rights group HRANA mentioned that as of Sunday 488 protesters had been killed, together with 68 minors. It mentioned 62 members of the safety forces had additionally been killed. As many as 18,259 protesters are believed to have been arrested, it mentioned.
While the United Nations says the protests have price greater than 300 lives, a high Iranian state safety physique has mentioned that 200 folks, together with members of the safety forces, had died within the unrest.
