Despite worldwide protests, executions in Iran continue. © Jonas Walzberg/dpa
After controversial and internationally criticized trials, Iran has executed three more demonstrators. Already at the beginning of the year there was an outcry about an execution.
Tehran - Three more demonstrators have been executed in Iran after controversial trials. The men were executed in the morning, the justice portal Misan reported. The protesters were accused of killing three security forces in the metropolis of Isfahan during the nationwide demonstrations against the Iranian leadership in November. The allegations cannot be independently verified.
"Warfare against God"
The executed men were Saleh Mirhashemi, Majid Kasemi and Said Jakobi. According to Islamic law in Iran, they were charged with "waging war against God" and sentenced to death. According to research by the New York Times, Mirhashemi was a karate champion. Just a few days ago, it became known that Iran's Supreme Court upheld the verdicts. Until the very end, human rights activists and relatives fought to prevent the execution of the death sentences. Amnesty International reported that the confessions were extracted under torture.
For years, human rights activists have criticized the use of the death penalty in Iran. The execution of four protesters at the beginning of the year sparked an outcry internationally and in Iran. According to critics, the state's goal was to intimidate the protest movement. While street protests decreased significantly after the executions, many women and young people are now expressing their protest in other forms. In the metropolises, for example, many women demonstratively ignore the headscarf requirement. Dpa