{"id":71153,"date":"2026-03-19T17:49:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T17:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/iran-hangs-3-people-including-teen-wrestler-in-first-executions-over-january-protests\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T17:49:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T17:49:37","slug":"iran-hangs-3-people-including-teen-wrestler-in-first-executions-over-january-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/iran-hangs-3-people-including-teen-wrestler-in-first-executions-over-january-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran hangs 3 people, including teen wrestler, in first executions over January protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Iran executed three men on Thursday who were accused of killing police officers during protests in January, with activists warning of the risk of a new surge in hangings as <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/iran-war-israel-strike-south-pars-gas-field-trump-threat-oil-gas-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">war rages with Israel and the United States<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>They were the first hangings Iran has carried out related to the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iran-protests-students-demonstrating-crackdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">nationwide demonstrations<\/a><\/span> that were met with a brutal crackdown by the authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Two sources confirmed to CBS News that Saleh Mohammadi, a young member of Iran&#8217;s national wrestling team, was among the three men executed in Iran. <\/p>\n<p>Rights groups said the trio were executed without a fair trial and had given confessions under torture.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammadi, Mehdi Ghasemi, and Saeed Davoudi were hanged in the city of Qom, south of Tehran, after being convicted of the capital crime of waging war against God, known as moharebeh under Iran&#8217;s sharia, the judiciary&#8217;s Mizan news agency said.<\/p>\n<p>They had been found guilty of involvement in the killing of two police officers and carrying out &#8220;operational actions&#8221; in favor of Israel and the United States.<\/p>\n<p>There had been particular concern over the fate of Mohammadi, a teenage wrestling champion who had taken part in international competitions, who, according to Amnesty International, was denied &#8220;adequate defense and forced to make &#8216;confessions&#8217;&#8230; in fast-tracked proceedings that bore no resemblance to a meaningful trial&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Norway-based NGO Iran Human Rights said after the executions the three &#8220;had been sentenced to death following an unfair trial, based on confessions obtained under torture.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It said Mohammadi had only turned 19 last week.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian legal affairs monitor Dadban added that they were &#8220;deprived of effective access to independent counsel and the right to defense&#8221; and under such circumstances, the use of the death penalty resembles an &#8220;extrajudicial killing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;Risk of mass executions&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Iranian authorities a day earlier executed Kouroush Keyvani, a dual Iranian-Swedish national, on charges of spying for Israel, in a hanging strongly condemned by Stockholm and the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>That was the first public announcement of such an execution since Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran on February 28, killing Supreme Leader <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-intelligence-iran-supreme-leader-mojtaba-khamenei-father-sources-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Ayatollah Ali Khamenei<\/a><\/span> and triggering the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/us-iran-tensions\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">war that has spread<\/a><\/span> across the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are deeply concerned about the risk of mass executions of protesters and political prisoners in the shadow of war,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/iranhr.net\/en\/articles\/8656\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said Iran Human Rights<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-twitter-tweet embed--float-none embed--size-medium lazyload\" data-require=\"third-party\/twitter-widgets\">\n<div class=\"embed__content-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">State media reported the executions of protesters Saleh Mohammadi, Saeed Davodi and Mehdi Ghasemi who were accused of participating in the murders of two policemen during protests in Qom on 8 January 2026. The executions were carried out \u201cin the presence of a group of people in\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nL9LmLaclp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/nL9LmLaclp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) (@IHRights) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IHRights\/status\/2034639566221496641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">March 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;These executions are carried out to spread fear in the society, as the Islamic Republic knows that the main threat to its survival comes from the Iranian people demanding fundamental change,&#8221; it added.<\/p>\n<p>Protests broke out in Iran in late December against the rising cost of living before morphing into nationwide anti-government demonstrations that peaked on January 8 and 9.<\/p>\n<p>Rights groups accuse security forces of killing thousands in their crackdown on the protests, which authorities blamed on the U.S. and Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency has recorded more than 7,000 killings, with the vast majority being protesters, while warning the toll could be far higher.<\/p>\n<p>Tehran has acknowledged that more than 3,000 people died during the unrest, including members of the security forces and innocent bystanders, and attributed the violence to &#8220;terrorist acts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s hardline judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei has warned there will be &#8220;no leniency&#8221; against those convicted of violent acts during the protests.<\/p>\n<p>Iran Human Rights has said hundreds of people are facing charges linked to the protests that could see them sentenced to death. President Donald Trump initially warned the U.S. would attack Iran if it executed protesters but subsequently focused on its nuclear program.<\/p>\n<p>Iran is the world&#8217;s most prolific executioner after China, according to rights groups. 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