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Iran Executes Pair Accused of Fomenting January Uprising

Iranian authorities have confirmed the execution of two men, Mohammad Amin Biglari and Shahin Vahediparast, who were convicted of orchestrating an attack on a highly secure military facility in Tehran during the nationwide protests that erupted in January. According to official reports, the duo was found to have been seeking access to the facility’s arsenal. The Fars news agency has described them as “enemy agents” involved in the anti-government demonstrations. The unrest in January was sparked by economic grievances and rapidly escalated into a nationwide call for regime change, resulting in a violent crackdown that claimed thousands of lives. The authorities’ response has been widely condemned, with Amnesty International highlighting the executions of several protesters, including teenager Amirhossein Hatami, who was put to death in Ghezel Hesar prison on 2 April. The human rights group had previously warned that Biglari and Vahediparast were at risk of execution, along with two other men, Ali Fahim and Abolfazl Salehi Siavashani, who are also facing the death penalty. Iranian authorities maintain that foreign agents infiltrated the protests with the intention of overthrowing the government.

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