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Man executed in Iran for killing a security force member
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- Iranian authorities executed Aref Khoshkar for killing a security force member during the 2022 nationwide protests triggered by Mahsa Amini's death in police custody.
- Khoshkar was convicted of fatally shooting Salman Amirahmadi with a pellet gun during clashes in Tehran and reportedly confessed to firing from a rooftop.
- The protests began after Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, died following her arrest for allegedly violating Iran's strict dress code.
- Human rights groups have condemned the trials related to the protests, alleging that defendants were denied fair legal procedures.
- This execution is among several reported in connection with the unrest that spread across Iran in 2022.
