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IRAN EXECUTES MAN DETAINED DURING JANUARY ANTI GOVERNMENT PROTESTS
Iran has executed Siavash Jamshidi Kheirabadi, a man arrested during nationwide anti government protests in January, according to the country’s judiciary. Iranian authorities said Kheirabadi was convicted of moharebeh, commonly translated as waging war against God, as well as assembly and collusion against national security. The judiciary alleged that he fired at least three shots toward police during demonstrations in Shahrekord on January 8 and was arrested two days later. Reuters said it could not independently verify the allegations against him. The execution comes amid increasing international scrutiny of Iran’s use of capital punishment against people detained during the January unrest.
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