Iran said it executed two men on Saturday, amid anti-government protests sparked by the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman.
Mohammad Mehdi Karami, 22, and Mohammad Hosseini, 39, were hung after allegedly killing a paramilitary during nationwide protests triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini in September.
Critics have questioned the validity of the charges against the men, while pointing out that they were denied proper legal support in rushed, closed trials.
Iran has so far executed four people since demonstrations began in mid-September, though the NGO Iran Human Rights has warned some 100 protestors, including teenage boys and five women, are at risk of execution.
"Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini, principle perpetrators of the crime that led to the unjust martyrdom of Ruhollah Ajamian were hanged this morning," the judiciary said in a statement put out by the official IRNA news agency.
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