According to the report, Iran sentenced three men to death yesterday, Sunday, November 8, after finding that they had engaged in espionage and served the interests of Israel and the United States during nationwide anti-government protests in January. Iran's judiciary website Mizan Online reported that the three men had incited and taken part in violence during the protests, using petrol bombs and hand grenades and setting fire to public property. Other defendants in the same case were sentenced by the court to between five and ten years in prison.
The announcement of the death sentences followed nationwide protests in Iran that began over rising prices and later developed into anti-government demonstrations, prompting a brutal crackdown on protesters.
Iranian government officials said more than 3,000 people had died during the protests and blamed the deaths on what they described as “terrorism” orchestrated by the United States and Israel.
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