IRAN EXECUTES TWO OVER ALLEGED PLOT TO OVERTHROW GOVERNMENT
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Agency Report
Iranian authorities have executed two men after convicting them of membership in a banned opposition group and attempting to overthrow the Islamic Republic, according to the judiciary.
The men, Akbar Daneshvarkar and Mohammad Taghavi-Sangdehi, were executed on Monday following confirmation of their sentences by the country’s Supreme Court, the judiciary’s official outlet reported.
Authorities said the pair were affiliated with the People’s Mujahedin of Iran, also known as Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, an exiled group designated as a terrorist organisation by Iran.
The executions come amid heightened tensions in the region, as Iran remains engaged in a broader conflict involving the United States and Israel following reported strikes on February 28 that escalated into wider hostilities.
The development also follows months of unrest in Iran, which began in late December over rising living costs and evolved into nationwide anti-government protests. The demonstrations peaked in early January, with authorities alleging that initially peaceful protests were infiltrated by foreign-backed elements that led to violence and destruction.
Iranian officials claim that more than 3,000 people, including security personnel and civilians, were killed during the unrest, attributing the deaths to what they described as terrorist activities.
However, the Human Rights Activists News Agency has reported a significantly higher death toll of over 7,000, most of them protesters, warning that the actual number of casualties may be even greater.
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