Overview
- The Iranian judiciary said it hanged Ali Fahim, 23, on Monday, accusing him of acting for Israel and the United States.
- Fahim’s case sits within a seven-person file from January 8 arrests in Tehran, with four now executed and three at imminent risk, according to exiled outlet Radio Farda.
- Rights groups report ten hangings in eight days and say the prosecutions used forced confessions and blocked access to lawyers.
- Judicial officials describe the defendants as enemy elements from foreign-backed riots and say the Supreme Court upheld the death sentences, Mizan Online reported.
- Iran Human Rights counts at least 145 people killed since January, and NGOs link the spike in executions to a broader confrontation with the United States and Israel.