Iran Executes 2, 11 More at Risk

0:00On April 5th, Iran executed two men convicted of trying to storm a military facility and raid its armory back in January unrest. The guys, Muhammad Dhamman Baigleri and Shahin Vahed Parast, had their death sentences upheld by the Supreme Court. This came right after Iran hanged an 18-year-old, and mere Hossain Hatami, last week in the same case. Those two were part of a group of four facing execution for what authorities called a plot for mass murder. By stealing weapons, the charges tie back to massive anti-government protests across Iran. The biggest crackdown in the country's history with the regime coming down hard, on demonstrators. Rights group, Amnesty International warns 11 more men from the protests are a risk of imminent execution. They report these folks endured torture and detention and got hit with unfair trials built on forced confessions. With protest echoes still rippling through, these moves show Iran's judiciary doubling down on dissent, leaving families and activists on edge for.

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