Three more sentenced to death in Iran in connection with Amini protests

Tehran: According to a report from the judiciary on Monday, Iran has sentenced to death three defendants who were accused of killing three security personnel during the protests that were triggered as a result of Mahsa Amini's passing.

Since the death of Kurdish Iranian Amini, 22, on September 16 as a result of her imprisonment for allegedly breaking Iran's strict dress code for women, there has been widespread civil unrest in the Islamic republic, AFP reported.

The latest verdicts, which are still subject to appeal, increase the total number of persons who have been sentenced to death in connection with the more than three-month-long protests to 17.

Since their sentences were reaffirmed by the nation's top court, two more people are currently on death row and four of those who were convicted have already been put to death.

According to the news website Mizan Online of the judiciary, Saleh Mirhashemi, Majid Kazemi, and Saeed Yaghoubi were given the death penalty for "moharebeh," or waging "war against God."

The event that resulted in the deaths of three security force members in the central province of Isfahan on November 16 resulted in the sentences of two additional people, according to Mizan.

The Supreme Court will hear appeals on all punishments, it was added.

Iran executed Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini on Saturday for the murder of a member of a paramilitary unit in November in Karaj, west of Tehran.

Mohsen Shekari and Majidreza Rahnavard, two other men who had been found guilty of separate attacks on security forces, were executed in December.

Global anger and additional Western sanctions against Tehran have been brought about by the executions.