Iran executes 3 more men over January protests, judiciary says

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Iranian authorities executed Hassan Divband, Hamid Kazemi and Reza Zanganeh over charges linked to the January 2026 protests, according to the judiciary. Rights group Iran Human Rights said the men faced unfair trials and that at least 39 people had been executed over the protests, with more at risk.

Iranian authorities executed three men on Sunday on charges linked to January 2026 protests, the judiciary said, after what rights groups described as an unfair trial. Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) said the hangings at dawn of Hassan Divband, Hamid Kazemi and Reza Zanganeh in the city of Karaj outside Tehran brought the number of men hanged over the January protests to at least 39 and warned many more were at risk. The judiciary’s Mizan news agency said the three had been convicted of...