Iran sentences three more protesters to death amid international criticism


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  • Monday, 09 Jan 2023

FILE PHOTO: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with a group of people and clerics from the city of Qom, in Tehran, Iran January 9, 2023. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS.

DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran's judiciary has sentenced three more anti-government protesters to death on charges of "waging war on God", its Mizan news agency reported on Monday, defying growing international criticism over its fierce crackdown on demonstrators.

Iran hanged two other men on Saturday, one of them a karate champion with several national titles, in its attempts to stamp out demonstrations, which have slowed considerably since it began carrying out executions within weeks of arrests.

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