Iran Protests: Man Publicly Executed by Hanging From a Crane; At Least 12 Gets Death Sentence Amid Nationwide Demonstrations

The Iranian government publicly hanged from a construction crane a second prisoner found guilty of crimes amid the widespread demonstrations against theocracy on Monday.

Majidreza Rahnavard received Iran execution less than a month after he was arrested for stabbing two paramilitary officers to death in response to the alleged killings of demonstrators committed by Iranian security forces, AP News reported.

This new event emphasizes how quickly Iran is currently carrying out death sentences issued for people arrested during the Iran Protests the administration is trying to put down.

Activists caution that at least twelve individuals have already received death sentences in secret trials.

Human Rights Activists in Iran, an organization keeping track of the protests, reported that at least 488 people have died since they started in the middle of September. Authorities have apprehended about 18,200 people.

Rahnavard was shown hanging from the crane with his wrists and feet tied and a black sack covering his head in a collage of photographs issued by Iran's Mizan news agency, which is part of the country's judiciary.

Iranian Authorities Warn the Public Over 'Waging War Against God'

On November 17, the tribunal said Rahnavard committed "terrorist" conduct against two Basij members.

Iranian state television broadcasts images of a guy standing over and stabbing a man who had collapsed next to a parked motorbike. Before the attacker runs away, a second guy rushes the attacker and is also stabbed. According to the court, the attacker was Rahnavard, who is also accused of injuring four more individuals before escaping.

According to a report from Al Jazeera, the judicial head of northeastern Razavi Khorasan, Gholamali Sadeghi, congratulated law enforcement, security, and judiciary officials for executing the punishment within a short period and for responding to popular demands for preserving "order and security and dealing with rioters and law-breakers."

Masoud Setayeshi, a spokesperson for the court, justified Shekari's execution on Thursday when appearing on state television late on Saturday.

He cautioned that the crime of moharebeh, or "waging war against God," which carries the death sentence, might be used as an excuse to execute anybody who uses a "cold or warm weapon" to destroy the life, property, or "family of people, or to terrorize them."

Iranian May Face Additional Sanctions

Protests in Iran erupted in the middle of September after the murder of a young lady named Mahsa Amini, who the country's morality police had detained for disobeying a strict dress code.

Germany's foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, remarked that her EU colleagues would agree to implement fresh measures on Tuesday against those responsible for the death sentence of Majidreza Rahnavard and Mohsen Shekari amid the Iran Protests, including the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) and those recording the "forced confessions" shown on state TV.

She told reporters that the executions were an obvious "attempt to intimidate" individuals who had not committed crimes but just expressed that they "want to live in freedom," as per the BBC.

Iran's authorities described the Iran protests as "riots" staged by the nation's adversaries outside. The vast majority of demonstrators, meanwhile, have been nonviolent and unarmed.

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