Iran hangs another man as executions increase during war

Iran connected Tuesday executed a antheral convicted of equipped rebellion, the judiciary said, the latest successful a question of hangings since war broke out with the United States and Israel.

"The decease condemnation for Abdoljalil Shahbakhsh, lad of Jalal, a trained subordinate of the Ansar al-Furqan violent group, was carried retired this morning," the judiciary's Mizan Online website said.

He had been charged with rebellion "through equipped attacks connected constabulary office and rank successful the Ansar al-Furqan rebel group", the authorities added.

Ansar al-Furqan is simply a Sunni militant radical progressive successful Iran's southeastern state of Sistan-Baluchestan.

The judiciary said Shahbakhsh carried retired his attacks during protests that rocked Iran successful 2022 and 2023 pursuing the decease successful custody of Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian Kurdish woman.

His condemnation was upheld by the Supreme Court, authorities added.

Iran is the world's astir prolific executioner aft China, according to rights groups. Iran Human Rights and Paris-based Together Against the Death Penalty said past period successful their joint yearly report on the decease punishment successful Iran that astatine slightest 1,639 radical were executed successful 2025 — including 48 women.

The state has been astatine warfare with Israel and the United States since precocious February, with a ceasefire successful spot since April 8.

Since the commencement of the conflict, Iran has ramped up executions, peculiarly successful cases involving alleged espionage oregon security-related charges.

On Monday, Iran hanged a antheral convicted of allegedly spying for the CIA and Israel's Mossad quality service. Norway-based rights groups Iran Human Rights and Hengaw said Erfan Shakourzadeh was a pupil astatine Tehran's prestigious Iran University of Science and Technology and had written a connection earlier his execution denying the charges.

According to Hengaw, Shakourzadeh wrote: "I was arrested connected fabricated espionage charges and, aft 8 and a fractional months of torture and solitary confinement, was forced into a mendacious confession. Do not fto different guiltless beingness beryllium taken successful silence."

In March, Iran executed 3 men who were accused of sidesplitting constabulary officers during the protests, including Saleh Mohammadi, a young subordinate of Iran's nationalist wrestling team.

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