{"id":32901,"date":"2026-03-23T21:34:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T21:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/32901\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T21:34:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T21:34:44","slug":"iran-says-it-is-implementing-sentences-against-convicted-january-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/32901\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran says it is implementing sentences against convicted January protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"

DUBAI, March 23 (Reuters) – The cases of individuals arrested over Iran’s nationwide protests earlier this year have been \u200bprocessed, first deputy Chief of the Judiciary \u200cHamzeh Khalili said on Monday, with cases given a final verdict now being implemented<\/p>\n

Nationwide anti-government protests rocked the \u200bcountry in January and were repressed in the \u200bbiggest crackdown in the history of the \u2060Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n

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“The cases of January terrorist elements and \u200brioters have been processed. Some have led to \u200bfinal verdicts being issued and are now being implemented. Some cases have already been implemented in the past few days, \u200bwhich will be reported. No leniency will \u200bbe applied to the convicts in these cases,” Khalili was \u200cquoted \u2060as saying by the judiciary’s news outlet Mizan.<\/p>\n

Last week, Iran executed three men<\/a> convicted of killing two police officers during unrest earlier this year, raising concern \u200bamong right \u200bgroups such \u2060as Hengaw that Tehran is intensifying executions against political detainees and protesters amid \u200bmounting military and international pressures.<\/p>\n

Khalili added \u200bthat the \u2060judiciary would have no leniency toward what he said were “infiltrators, mercenaries, traitors who cooperate with the \u2060enemy”, \u200bas hundreds have been arrested during \u200bMarch since the start of the war with Israel and \u200bthe U.S.<\/p>\n

Reporting by Dubai Newsroom; Editing by Toby Chopra<\/p>\n

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