Iran hangs man convicted over January protests
Iran has executed a man convicted of taking part in anti government protests that rocked the country in January. Judicial authorities said the man, identified as Mohammad Amini Dehaghani, was hanged after the Supreme Court upheld his death sentence He was found guilty of moharebeh, a charge translated as waging war against God, and of collaborating with the enemy during the unrest. Officials accused him of acting against national security by joining what they described as violent riots and working with foreign hostile forces Rights groups say his execution is part of a wider pattern in which Iran has stepped up wartime executions of protesters and political detainees since the conflict with Israel and the United States began.france24+2 They warn that more people arrested over the January protests remain at risk of execution, amid concerns about unfair trials and the […]