The demonstrations broke out in late December over rising dwelling prices earlier than spreading nationwide and evolving into anti-government protests that peaked on January 8 and 9. File
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Iran executed two males on Sunday (April 5, 2026) convicted of performing on behalf of Israel and the US throughout a wave of anti-government protests earlier this yr, the judiciary stated.
“Mohammad-Amin Biglari and Shahin Vahedparast… had been hanged after the case was reviewed and the ultimate verdict was confirmed by the Supreme Court docket,” the judiciary’s Mizan On-line web site stated.
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The 2 males had been concerned within the anti-government protests that peaked in January, it added.
The demonstrations broke out in late December over rising dwelling prices earlier than spreading nationwide and evolving into anti-government protests that peaked on January 8 and 9.
Iranian authorities stated the rallies started peaceable earlier than turning into “foreign-instigated riots” involving killings and vandalism.
Iran has carried out a number of executions in latest days of individuals linked to the protests or opposition teams, together with members of the banned Folks’s Mujahedin (MEK).
The executions come towards the backdrop of Iran’s battle with Israel and the US, which erupted on February 28 with strikes that killed the Islamic republic’s supreme chief, Ali Khamenei.
On Saturday (April 4, 2026), Iran executed two members of the MEK after 4 different convicted members of the group had been put to demise earlier within the week.
On Thursday (April 2, 2026), it additionally executed a person convicted of performing on behalf of Israel and the US throughout the protests, following comparable executions of three others final month.
Tehran has stated greater than 3,000 individuals had been killed throughout the unrest, together with members of the safety forces and bystanders, attributing the violence to “terrorist acts”.
The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists Information Company (HRANA), nevertheless, stated it had recorded greater than 7,000 deaths, the overwhelming majority of them protesters, including that the toll may very well be greater.
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