Iran hangs 18-year-old over protests in latest wartime execution: activists
France 24 • • world
Key Points:
- Amir Hossein Hatami, an 18-year-old protester, was executed by hanging in Ghezel Hesar prison after being sentenced to death by a Tehran revolutionary court for allegedly attacking a military center during protests.
- Amnesty International condemned the execution as arbitrary and unfair, highlighting that Hatami was sentenced less than a month after his arrest and subjected to torture and forced confessions.
- Hatami is the fourth protester executed following nationwide demonstrations against rising living costs, which were met with a harsh crackdown resulting in thousands of deaths according to activists.
- The Iranian judiciary carried out multiple executions recently, including three men convicted of killing police and four members of the banned People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK), all following fast-tracked trials overseen by judge Abolqasem Salavati.
- Human rights groups warn that these executions serve as tools of repression to instill fear and suppress demands for political change, with hundreds more prisoners reportedly at risk of imminent execution.
