Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini were executed amid a crackdown on Iran protests over Mahsa Amini's death, state-affiliated news said
Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini were hanged early Saturday morning, state-affiliated Fars News reported. The pair, who allegedly took part in anti-regime protests last year, were convicted of killing Seyed Ruhollah Ajamian, a member of the country's Basij paramilitary force, in Karaj on November 3, according to the Iran's judiciary news agency Mizan.
"The European Union calls once again on the Iranian authorities to immediately end the strongly condemnable practice of imposing and carrying out death sentences against protesters," the statement said."The EU also calls on the authorities to annul without delay the recent death penalty sentences that were already pronounced in the context of the ongoing protests and to provide due process to all detainees," it added.
The following message is conveyed through text on screen: "We stand with the people of Iran in their fight for freedom. Thousands of protesters have been arrested. Some have already been executed. Many more are in danger. But the world is watching."Tributes to the two executed men Amnesty International published a quote from Karami's father that read: "I go to the court and prison every morning and then walk aimlessly in the streets. This morning I went to prison, but the assistant prosecutor stationed in prison was not there. They told me that I must stop going there if my case related to the protests. They do not give you any response.
Hosseini was arrested on his way to visit his parents' graves, according to Ye-One Rhie. His brother was also taken and has not been heard from, the parliamentarian said.
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