Iran executes two men involved in January protests judiciary news outlet says

DUBAI, April 5 (Reuters) - ‌Iran ​executed ​two men convicted of attempting to storm a military facility ‌and access an armoury during unrest in ⁠January, the Mizan news outlet of its ‌judiciary said on Sunday.

The ‌men, identified as Mohammadamin Biglari and Shahin Vahedparast, were among a group ​of four in the same case who faced execution, according to rights ⁠group Amnesty International.

Iran's Supreme Court upheld the sentences for ​the two defendants who were among "rioters who sought to commit mass ​murder" by trying to ‌steal weapons and military equipment, the outlet added.

Last week, Iran ⁠executed 18-year-old Amirhossein Hatami, convicted in the same case stemming from nationwide anti-government protests ⁠repressed by the Islamic Republic in the biggest ​crackdown in its history.

In a recent report, Amnesty said 11 men faced a risk of ‌imminent execution for participation in the protests.

They were "subjected to torture and ‌other ill-treatment in detention", before conviction ⁠in "grossly unfair trials ‌that relied ​on forced confessions", it added.

(Reporting by Dubai Newsroom; Editing by Clarence ‌Fernandez)

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