Three men executed in Iran over violence during anti-government protests

Human rights groups say the three were subjected to torture, forced into televised confessions and denied due process

Saleh Mirhashemi (Mizan News Agency via AP)

Three men have been executed in Iran after being accused of deadly violence during last year’s anti-government protests.

Mizan, the Iranian judiciary’s website, announced the executions of Majid Kazemi, Saleh Mirhashemi and Saeed Yaghoubi.