Three men have been executed by hanging in Iran over the past two days, according to reports from the French news agency AFP citing the Iranian judiciary's own news agency Mizan. The executions are linked to nationwide protests that erupted and peaked during the first two weeks of January this year.
Among those executed was Ali Fahim, who was hanged on Monday. He had been convicted of what the Iranian Islamist regime calls 'collusion with Israel and USA.' Iranian authorities claim that Fahim, like other convicted demonstrators, engaged in what they describe as 'enemy-directed' terrorist activities.
All three men were arrested in connection with the widespread protests and had been sentenced to death on similar grounds. The executions and the legal proceedings that preceded them have been condemned by international human rights organizations, which have criticized Iran's judicial processes.
The executions represent a continuation of Iran's crackdown on dissent following the January protests, with the government using capital punishment against those it accuses of involvement in anti-regime activities.