Iran executes two more prisoners for crimes committed during protests

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executed this Saturday two prisoners sentenced to death for the alleged murder of a security agent during the protests that have shaken the Persian country since mid-September, bringing the number of hanged protesters to four.

Mohammad Mehdi Karami

and

were executed early this morning for the murder of a basiji - an Islamic militant - in November during protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, reported the Mizan agency of the Judiciary.

The two young men, aged 22 and 20 respectively, participated along with other "rioters" in the "riots" in

, a city near

, in early November, trying to block the Karaj-Qazvin highway and attacking security agents, according to Mizan. .

In the clashes, the

to death , a crime for which 16 people were accused, of whom four have been sentenced to death.

Karami and Hosseini were arrested on November 5 and tried and sentenced to death on December 5, after a trial of less than a week, according to Amnesty International.

Karami's father, who practiced karate, a sport in which he won numerous medals, denounced to the Iranian media that the judicial authorities

and that the lawyer selected for them did not respond to their calls.

Two other prisoners,

, have been sentenced to death for the murder of the basiji on 3 November.

FOUR EXECUTIONS

The executions of Karami and Hosseini follow those of

in early December for their role in the protests rocking the country.

These executions have provoked strong international criticism, especially from Western countries, which have called on Iran to end the hangings.

Another 26 people have been sentenced to death for their involvement in the protests, including 18-year-old

, who was sentenced to the maximum sentence two days ago.

Iran has been experiencing protests since the death on September 16 of Mahsa Amini after being detained by the Morality Police for not wearing the veil correctly, but they have evolved and now the protesters are calling for the end of the Islamic Republic founded by

in 1979.

At least 2,000 people have been accused by the Iranian Justice of various crimes for their participation in the demonstrations.

According to various NGOs, more than 450 people have died in recent months in Iran in different protest demonstrations, which have been forcefully repressed by the police.

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