Iran announced the execution of Abolfazl Sepahi Badjani and Amir-Hossein Safari Hossein-Abad, two participants in the January protests who were convicted of killing police officers, according to N12's Assaf Rosenzweig.
At 05:38 Jerusalem, N12's Assaf Rosenzweig reported that Iran announced the execution of Abolfazl Sepahi Badjani and Amir-Hossein Safari Hossein-Abad, two participants in the January protests convicted of killing police officers. The identification confirms the executions that the desk has been tracking since early Tuesday morning.
The thread began at 02:33 Jerusalem, when Israeli journalist Hananel Aviv reported that Iranian citizens were protesting at an execution site. Minutes later, Aviv reported that a Revolutionary Guards convoy carrying prisoners had arrived at the site, and then that executions were carried out in Fumi, with minor clashes. At 02:33, the semi-official Fars News Agency confirmed the execution of three protest detainees, though without naming them. Local sources and Mehr News then reported that three individuals had been executed following demonstrations. The latest report, from N12 at 05:38, identifies two of the executed individuals by name and states they were convicted of killing police officers.
As The Zioneer has reported since January, Iran has conducted a series of executions targeting participants in the January protests. On Sun Jul 19, The Zioneer reported that Iran executed two individuals convicted of killing police officers. On Thu Jul 16, the judiciary confirmed the execution of Mohammad Amini Dehghani for arson. On Wed Jul 22, two protesters were sentenced to death for providing medical aid. The regime has also sentenced nine protesters to death in two days, as reported by Iran International.
The specific charges, trial proceedings, and whether additional executions are planned remain unconfirmed.
7 developments
- StrongIran executes several student protesters overnight, sparking clashes outside Isfahan prison
- StrongIran executes two men accused of leading January protests
- StrongIran confirms execution of protester Mohammad Amini Dehghani for January arson
- DevelopingIran announces execution of two January protesters convicted of killing police officers
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