Iran hangs 2 men over idol attack. Tehran’s executions in 2023 rise to… | World news
Iran killed two men over an attack on a mosque that killed at least 13 people in October. The Islamic State claimed the attack. Iranian state media reported that the two were hanged in the morning in the southern city of Shiraz.
During the investigation the men said they had ties with the Islamic State in Afghanistan and helped organize the attack on the Shah Cheragh shrine in Shiraz.
What happened at the shrine of Shah Cheragh?
A teacher entered the mosque after hiding an assault rifle in a bag and opened fire as worshipers tried to run and hide in the corridors. The gunman has been identified as a citizen of Tajikistan. He later died in a hospital from injuries sustained during the attack.
What is Iran’s record on murders this year?
Iran displaced at least 354 people in the first six months of 2023, a rights group said. The rate of executions is much higher than in 2022, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) said, accusing Iran of increasing the use of the death penalty to cause panic and fear following widespread protests that took place in June. Last September because of the death of Mahsa Amini. .
206 people were killed for drug-related charges, 126 percent higher compared to the same period last year, the group said.
“The death penalty is used to create social fear and prevent further protests. The majority of those killed were victims of the low cost of the killing machine, drug suspects from the most marginalized areas,” said IHR Director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam.
