Ali Hemmati and Majid Nick-Andis were found guilty of killing four security guards during protests in the northeastern city of Mashhad in January, according to the website of the judiciary’s Mizan online.TAG_OPEN_div_30
The protests, which began in late December and erupted, quickly grew into widespread anti-government demonstrations that peaked on January 8 and 9.TAG_OPEN_div_26
Iranian officials have reported that more than TAG_OPEN_div_24 three thousand people have died in the incident, attributing violence to “acts of terrorism” by the United States and Israel, while non-governmental organizations claim that security forces opened fire on protesters.
US President Donald Trump threatened to intervene militarily in Iran on February 28 before the United States and Israel launched a joint offensive in the Islamic Republic of Iran.TAG_OPEN_div_22
Since then, arrests and executions have multiplied in the country, linked to both the conflict and the protests earlier this year.TAG_OPEN_div_20
According to the non-governmental organization Iran Human Rights and Together Against the Death Penalty, at least 1,639 people were executed in 2025, the highest number in the year since 1989.TAG_OPEN_div_18
According to Amnesty International, Iran has the second highest number of executions after China.TAG_OPEN_div_16
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