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Iran executed a man accused of killing an officer at the protests that broke out after the death of young Mahsa Amini, arrested for not wearing the Islamic veil correctly

Massive protests in Iran after the death of a young woman, Mahsa Amini, arrested by the Morality Police, Photo: Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP / Profimedia Images

Massive protests in Iran after the death of a young woman, Mahsa Amini, arrested by the Morality Police, Photo: Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP / Profimedia Images

Iran executed a man on Saturday of killing a security officer during protests after the death of Mahsea Amini, in 2022, transmitted the misery site of the judicial system, according to Reuters. Mahsa Amini died at the age of 22, in September, after giving ways of terror after the Moravic Police, in Tehran, who reproached him for violating the dress code strictly imposed on women, forced to wear a veil.

Human rights organizations claim that authorities are often based on forced confessions, obtained under torture, to condemn the protest.

The quoted source said that Mehran Bahramian was among the attackers of a security forces vehicle in the Semirom area of ​​Isfahan, an attack after which officer Mohsen Rezai was shot dead, in December 2022. A few others were injured, the source added.

Saturday's execution raises at least 10 the number of people hanged for involvement in protests in mid-September 2022, after Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old, died in the custody of the moral police for violating the strict rules that require women to cover their hair or a hijab.

Her death has triggered manifestations at national level under the slogan “Woman, life, freedom”.

Human rights organizations said that Bahramian's brother, Fazel, was also sentenced to death for the same accusations, and another brother, Morad Bahramian, was killed by the security forces during the protests of 2022.

According to Amnesty International, the confessions obtained by beatings, prolonged insulation and threats to the prisoners and their families are commonly used as court evidence.

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