Iranian opposition sources report that three protesters were hanged this morning from cranes in a public display intended to deter dissent. A fourth activist, Anahita Azarshab, was reportedly shot dead by security forces during protests against the executions.
Opposition sources report that three protesters were hanged this morning from cranes in a public square in Iran, in a display intended to deter dissent. The woman killed during protests against the executions was identified as activist Anahita Azarshab, who was reportedly shot dead by security forces.
At 05:45 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that three participants in the January protests were executed at a prison in Isfahan, and that a woman was shot dead when security forces dispersed crowds outside the prison. The initial reports did not specify the execution method. The N12 journalist Assaf Rosenzweig subsequently confirmed the crowd dispersal and the woman's death, citing Iranian opposition sources. The identification of Azarshab as the victim adds a name to the earlier reports of a woman killed.
The Zioneer has documented a wave of executions since the January protests. This morning, the regime also executed Abolfazl Sepahi Badjani, as The Zioneer reported. Earlier this month, two protesters were hanged in a public square in Isfahan. The regime's judiciary has sentenced dozens to death, with many trials condemned by human rights groups as lacking due process.
The report of protesters being hanged from cranes comes from opposition sources and has not been independently verified. The regime's official account of the morning's events has not yet been released.
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