IRAN EXECUTES THREE MEN CONVICTED OF SPYING FOR ISRAEL, US
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Iranian authorities have executed three men convicted of carrying out operations on behalf of Israel and the United States during anti-government protests in January.
The judiciary announced the executions on Sunday, identifying the men as Hassan Divband, Hamid Kazemi and Reza Zanganeh.
According to the judiciary’s Mizan Online website, the death sentences were carried out after being upheld by the Supreme Court.
It said the men were found guilty of participating in operational activities on behalf of Israel, the United States and other hostile groups during the protests.
Mizan alleged that the defendants threw Molotov cocktails and grenades, used bladed weapons and firearms, and set fire to public facilities in Karaj, a city west of Tehran.
Other defendants in the case were reportedly handed prison sentences ranging from five to 10 years.
The protests, which began in December over the rising cost of living, escalated into widespread anti-government demonstrations that peaked on January 8 and 9.
Iranian authorities reported more than 3,000 deaths during the unrest, blaming the violence on what they described as terrorist activities orchestrated by the United States and Israel.
However, foreign-based non-governmental organisations have reported higher death tolls, alleging that Iranian security forces opened fire on protesters.
The latest executions come amid a reported increase in the number of executions in Iran since the outbreak of the Middle East war in late February, following US-Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic.
AFP
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