Iran Hangs Two Men Accused of Killing Security Agent During Protests

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40% : The US special envoy to Iran, Robert Malley, also condemned the executions, saying they followed "sham trials."
39% : Amnesty International said last month that Iranian authorities are seeking the death penalty for at least 26 others in what it called "sham trials designed to intimidate protesters."
36% : Iran hanged two men on Saturday for allegedly killing a member of the security forces during nationwide protests that followed the death of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini on Sept. 16, drawing condemnation from the EU, the United States and other Western nations.
36% : British Foreign Minister James Cleverly on Saturday condemned the executions and urged Iran to "immediately end the violence against its own people."
36% : Iran, which has blamed the unrest on its foreign foes including the United States, sees its crackdown of protests as preserving national sovereignty.
33% : The European Union's top diplomat on Saturday condemned the executions and called on Iran to immediately stop carrying out death sentences against protestors, and annul existing sentences.

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