Iran executes two members of banned opposition group — judiciary

Iran executes two members of banned opposition group

Iran has executed two men convicted of being members of a banned Iranian op
opposition group, according to reports by the state-controlled press. The e
executions took place in public at the main square of Mashhad, the capital 
city of Razavi Khorasan province.

The first man to be executed was identified as Mohammad Reza Ali Zamani, wh
who was 31 years old and hanged before a crowd of over one thousand people.
people. He was convicted of being an activist for the People's Mujahedin Or
Organization of Iran (MEK), which is outlawed in Iran but has been describe
described by officials from the United States government as having the lar
largest single opposition group to Iran.

The second man executed was identified as Amir Heshmatollah Taravati, who w
was 27 years old and also hanged before a crowd. He had been convicted of b
being an activist for MEK in October of last year, according to reports.

Iran's judiciary branch reported that Zamani was executed after final lega
legal steps were completed while the execution of Taravati took place in 
accordance with the rulings of the judicial system. The hangings occurred 
at 830 a.m. local time on January 29th in front of the governorate buildin
building located near the center of Mashhad.

A spokesperson for Iran's foreign ministry, Ramin Mehmann-Laridani, said th
that the executions were carried out within the framework of [Iran's] dome
domestic laws and regulations. The statement went on to say that they shou
should not be seen as a violation of human rights.

MEK is listed as an international terrorist group by the United States Depa
Department of State. However, the organization has been described as having
having the largest single opposition group in Iran by officials from the Un
United States government.

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