Europe 1 with AFP 10:28 a.m., January 7, 2023

Two men were executed on Saturday in Iran after being convicted of killing a paramilitary during protests sparked by the death in custody of a young Kurd, the judiciary agency said.

A protest movement began in Iran after the death on September 16 of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurd who died following her arrest by the police for violating the dress code of the Islamic Republic imposing in particular the wearing of the veil in public for women.

Since then, the discontent has not gone down and the authorities are trying to defuse it.

Two men were executed on Saturday in Iran after being convicted of killing a paramilitary during protests sparked by the death in custody of a young Kurd, the judiciary agency said.

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"Mohammad Mahdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini, the main perpetrators of the crime that led to the martyrdom of Rouhollah Ajamian, were hanged this morning," Mizan Online said, referring to a member of the Bassidji militia, linked to the Guardians of the Revolution, the ideological army of Iran.

The court of first instance sentenced the two men to death on December 4, the agency said.

On January 3, Iran's Supreme Court upheld the death sentences of the two men, accusing them of killing Ajamian on November 3 in Karaj, west of Tehran.

Since the beginning of the protest movement, justice has sentenced 14 people to death in connection with the demonstrations, according to an AFP count based on official information.

Among them, four have been executed, two have had their sentences confirmed by the Supreme Court, six are awaiting new trials and two others can appeal.

Activists say a dozen other people face charges that carry the death penalty.