Iran executes two men over January protests
Iran executed Ali Hemmati and Majid Nik-Andish after the supreme court upheld death sentences for their alleged roles in the "riots of January" in Mashhad, which authorities say killed four security personnel and caused extensive property damage. The judiciary accused the men of arson against shops, banks and buses and of burning trees during unrest that began in late December over rising living costs and peaked on January 8 and 9. Authorities report more than 3,000 deaths and blame the United States and Israel, while foreign-based NGOs say security forces opened fire; further arrests and executions have followed amid wider regional conflict.
Iran executed two men convicted over the Mashhad January protests.
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Protests began in late December over rising living costs. They peaked on January 8 and 9…
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