Protests in Iran continue
Mullah regime wants to execute these young men
Two young men were executed in Iran on Saturday for taking part in anti-system demonstrations. Now two more protesters are said to have died.
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Mohammed Ghobadlou (22, left) and Mohammed Boroughani (19, right) are to be executed soon.
According to activists, numerous people in Iran have protested against the impending execution of two young demonstrators.
Prominent activists and users on social media reported crowds gathered in front of a prison near the capital Tehran on Monday night.
Relatives also rushed to the notorious Gohardasht prison in Karaj to demonstrate against the planned execution of the two convicts Mohammed Ghobadlou and Mohammed Boroughani. Users had previously reported in online media that their execution was imminent.
Demonstrators were sentenced to death
According to research by the New York Times, Mohammed Ghobadlou is 19 years old. He was arrested in Karaj. The Iranian judiciary had sentenced him to death for allegedly setting fire to a government building and injuring a security officer.
Mohammed Boroughani (22) is a hairdresser and was arrested in Tehran shortly after the protests broke out at the end of September. He is accused of running over a police officer.
Iran had already hanged two young men on Saturday. Mohammed-Mehdi Karami († 22) and Sejed-Mohammed Hosseini († 39) were blamed for the death of a security guard during protests in November.
Death of Jina Mahsa Amini sparked protests in Iran
In December, two men were sentenced to death in connection with the demonstrations critical of the system.
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The trigger for the nationwide protests in Iran was the death of Jina Mahsa Amini on September 16, 2022 in police custody. The Iranian Kurd was arrested by the so-called moral police for violating the Islamic dress code in force in Iran.
Switzerland condemns the executions. Switzerland rejects the death penalty “under all circumstances”, wrote the foreign department (EDA) on Twitter. The tweet was written by EDA State Secretary Livia Leu (62), who used to be an ambassador in Tehran herself. (SDA/nad)