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Iran executes three men over unrest during January protests
Iran executed three men over unrest during January protests on Sunday, November 8.
Hassan Dioband, Hamid Kazemi and Reza Zanganeh were accused of attacks in Karaj, a city in Iran.
The judiciary said they used firearms, grenades and Molotov cocktails and damaged public facilities, including an electricity substation.
Iranian authorities said the men acted for Israel and the United States, claims linked to the government’s response to the protests.
The executions followed the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold their death sentences, and the men’s assets were ordered seized.
Ten other defendants received prison terms of five to 10 years, with no further steps reported.
Iran executed Hassan Dioband, Hamid Kazemi and Reza Zanganeh on November 8, 2026, after the Supreme Court upheld their death sentences.
State media reported that the men were convicted of carrying out operations for Israel and the United States and taking part in armed unrest during January’s anti-government protests.
The judiciary accused them of using firearms, grenades and Molotov cocktails and damaging public facilities in Karaj.
The other defendants in the case received prison terms of 5 to 10 years.
- Who
- Iran executed Hassan Dioband, Hamid Kazemi and Reza Zanganeh.
- What
- The three men were executed after their death sentences were upheld by the Supreme Court.
- When
- November 8, 2026.
- Where
- Iran. The alleged attacks took place in Karaj.
- Why
- They were convicted of carrying out operations for Israel and the United States and taking part in armed unrest during January protests.
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The judiciary said Hassan Dioband was arrested after investigators identified him as a suspect in attacks on public property and incitement to violence.
Iran executed Dioband, Kazemi and Zanganeh after the Supreme Court upheld their sentences.
- People executed
- Hassan Dioband, Hamid Kazemi and Reza Zanganeh
- Execution date
- November 8, 2026
- Alleged attack location
- Karaj
- Other defendants’ prison terms
- 5 to 10 years