TEHRAN
\nIran hanged a man on Sunday who had been convicted of involvement in the killing of a security forces volunteer during anti-government protests, the judiciary said.\u201cMehrab Abdollahzadeh\u2019s death sentence was carried out this morning after completing the legal formalities,\u201d said the judiciary\u2019s Mizan Online website.
\nIt said Abdollahzadeh, along with others, was arrested at the scene of street protests in the northwestern city of Urmia, where a farmer \u201cwas severely beaten by rioters and tragically martyred.\u201d The farmer was attending the protests \u201cas a volunteer force to ensure the security of the people,\u201d according to Mizan, which did not say when the incident took place.
\nMizan published what it said was part of a confession by Abdollahzadeh in which he admitted to \u201chitting the officer several times in the face.\u201d Abdollahzadeh was sentenced to death under the capital offense \u201ccorruption on earth,\u201d while two other defendants below 18 years of age were sentenced to imprisonment of unspecified terms.
\nIran has in recent weeks carried out multiple executions of people linked to mass protests which broke out before the war with the United States and Israel. The demonstrations began in late December over rising living costs before spreading nationwide and evolving into anti-government protests that peaked on January 8 and 9.
\nIranian authorities said the rallies began peacefully before turning into \u201cforeign-instigated riots\u201d involving killings and vandalism. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TEHRAN Iran hanged a man on Sunday who had been convicted of involvement in the killing of a security forces volunteer during anti-government protests, the judiciary said.\u201cMehrab Abdollahzadeh\u2019s death sentence was carried out this morning after completing the legal formalities,\u201d said the judiciary\u2019s Mizan Online website. It said Abdollahzadeh, along with others, was arrested at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":544516,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-544494","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n