Repression in Iran Continues: Three Men Executed for Alleged Collaboration with Israel
According to Channel 14 Israel, Iranian state media reported on Sunday that three men—Hassan Divaband, Hamid Kazemi, and Reza Zanganeh—were executed after being convicted of espionage for Israel and the United States. According to the Iranian judiciary, the three were accused of using firearms, grenades, and petrol bombs during the anti-government protests in January, as well as damaging infrastructure, including a power plant in the city of Karaj. The Supreme Court upheld the death sentences and ordered the confiscation of their property. Additionally, ten other defendants in the same case were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 5 to 10 years.