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Iran hanged three men in Qom for killing two police officers during January anti-government protests, including 19-year-old Saleh Mohammadi, a celebrated wrestler; authorities say they confessed under legal procedures, but human rights groups allege forced confessions and condemn the use of the death penalty and fast-tracked trials amid a wave of arrests and executions linked to the protests.
Iran executed three men in Qom province—one of them a teenager and member of a national wrestling team—for killing police officers during January anti-government protests, marking the first hangings tied to the crackdown; authorities cited moharebeh (waging war against God) charges, while rights groups say confessions were obtained under torture and trials were unfair, as a broader crackdown and internet restrictions continue across the country.
Iran hanged three men—one a 19-year-old wrestling champion—over alleged police killings during January protests, marking the first executions tied to the nationwide unrest; rights groups say the trials were unfair and confessions coerced amid a harsher crackdown.