Iran executes two men involved in January protests judiciary news outlet says

Iran ​executed two men convicted of attempting to storm a military facility and ⁠access an armoury during unrest in ⁠January, the Mizan news ‌outlet of its ​judiciary said on Sunday.

The men, identified as Mohammadamin Biglari and Shahin Vahedparast, were among a group ​of four ⁠in the same case who faced execution, according to rights group Amnesty International.

Iran's Supreme Court upheld ⁠the ‌sentences for the two defendants who were among "rioters who ‌sought to commit mass murder" by trying ⁠to steal weapons and military equipment, the outlet added.

Last ‌week, Iran executed ‌18-year-old Amirhossein Hatami, convicted in the ‌same case stemming ‌from nationwide anti-government protests repressed by the Islamic Republic in the biggest crackdown in ⁠its ⁠history.

In a recent report, Amnesty said 11 men faced a risk of imminent execution for participation in the protests.

They were "subjected to torture and other ​ill-treatment in detention", before conviction in "grossly ​unfair trials ​that relied on forced confessions", it added.