Iran executed two men convicted of attempting to storm a military facility and seize weapons during January unrest, the judiciary’s Mizan news outlet said on Sunday. The condemned were identified as Mohammadamin Biglari and Shahin Vahedparast.
Mizan said Iran’s Supreme Court had upheld the sentences, describing the defendants as among “rioters who sought to commit mass murder” by attempting to steal weapons and military equipment. Amnesty International said the two were among a group of four in the same case who faced execution.
Last week, Iran executed 18-year-old Amirhossein Hatami, who was convicted in the same case arising from nationwide anti-government protests that were met with a major crackdown. Amnesty has reported that 11 men remained at risk of imminent execution for participation in the protests.
The rights group said many protest-related defendants were “subjected to torture and other ill-treatment in detention” and convicted in “grossly unfair trials that relied on forced confessions.”
