Iran sentences 3 more protesters to death amid international criticism | 24CA News

Iran’s judiciary has sentenced three extra anti-government protesters to demise on costs of “waging war on God,” its Mizan news company reported on Monday, defying rising worldwide criticism over its fierce crackdown on demonstrators.

Iran hanged two different individuals on Saturday in its makes an attempt to stamp out demonstrations, which have slowed significantly for the reason that nation started executions simply weeks after arrests.

Mizan stated Saleh Mirhashemi, Majid Kazemi and Saeid Yaghoubi, who had been convicted of allegedly killing members of the volunteer Basij militia throughout anti-government protests within the central metropolis of Isfahan, might enchantment their verdicts.

The Basij forces, affiliated with the elite Revolutionary Guards, have been on the forefront of the state clampdown on the unrest sparked by the demise of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini whereas within the custody of Iran’s morality police on Sept. 16.

Papal criticism

Pope Francis on Monday condemned Iran for utilizing the demise penalty on demonstrators.

“The right to life is also threatened in those places where the death penalty continues to be imposed, as is the case in these days in Iran, following the recent demonstrations demanding greater respect for the dignity of women,” Francis stated.

One of the boldest challenges to the clerical management for the reason that 1979 revolution, the protests have drawn assist from Iranians in all walks of life and challenged the Islamic Republic’s legitimacy by calling for the downfall of its rulers.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday signalled the state has no intention of softening its place, saying in a televised speech that those that “set fire to public places have committed treason with no doubt.” Under Iran’s Islamic regulation, treason is punishable by demise.

Rights activists see the executions, arrests and harsh sentences of protesters by the clerical institution as an try to intimidate demonstrators and strike sufficient concern within the inhabitants to finish the unrest.

Despite the institution doubling down on repression, small-scale protests persist in Tehran, Isfahan and several other different cities.

‘Sham trials’

At least 4 individuals have been hanged for the reason that demonstrations began, in response to the judiciary, together with two protesters on Saturday for allegedly killing a member of the Basij.

Amnesty International stated final month that Iranian authorities are looking for the demise penalty for no less than 26 others in what it referred to as “sham trials designed to intimidate protesters.”

Rights activists on social media stated two different protesters, 22-year-old Mohammad Ghobadlou and 18-year-old Mohammad Boroughani, had been transferred to solitary confinement forward of their execution within the Rajai Shahr jail in Karaj metropolis.

Videos on social media, unverifiable by Reuters, confirmed individuals gathered late on Sunday in entrance of the jail chanting slogans in opposition to Khamenei.

The European Union, the United States and different Western nations have condemned Iran for utilizing the demise penalty in opposition to demonstrators.

“The Iranian regime must answer for its brutal repression of brave Iranian voices,” tweeted Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly.

“In response, Canada is imposing sanctions on 2 Iranian individuals and 3 Iranian entities that are complicit in these activities.”

On Monday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned Iran for utilizing the demise penalty in opposition to demonstrators, and his spokesperson stated Berlin needed to crank up stress on the Iranian authorities with new worldwide measures.

“With the executions, the Iranian regime is employing the death penalty as a means of repression,” Scholz wrote on Twitter. “That is horrifying.”

A German authorities spokesperson informed a news convention that Iran must see that there could be a worth to pay for persevering with with the executions.

“Together with our international partners, we will increase the pressure further on the Iranian regime,” the spokesperson stated.

The Islamic Republic, which has blamed the unrest on its international foes together with the United States, sees its crackdown of protests as preserving nationwide sovereignty.