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Iran Executes 19-Year-Old Wrestler and Two Others Over Protest Killings

Sourced from 4 publications

  • •Saleh Mohammadi, a 19-year-old Iranian national wrestling team member, was among three men executed over January protest-related charges.
  • •All three were convicted of killing police officers, but rights groups say they were denied fair trials and tortured into confessions.
  • •These are the first executions known to be carried out in connection with Iran's recent anti-government demonstrations.
  • •Rights organizations have warned of potential mass executions of detained protesters as Iran's judiciary intensifies its crackdown.
  • •The protests were linked to the broader movement triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody.

Sources

Iran hangs teen athlete as 'imminent mass execution of January protestors' warni...

Express

Iran executes professional athlete and two other men detained during January pro...

ITVX

Teenager among first to be executed over Iran's anti-government protests

BBC World

Iran hangs three men in first executions over January anti-government protests

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