Iran executes 3 over violence during protests

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Iran on Friday executed three men accused of deadly violence during last year's anti-government protests despite objections from human rights groups. Mizan - the judiciary's website - announced the executions of Majid Kazemi, Saleh Mirhashemi and Saeed Yaghoubi, without saying how they were carried out.

Authorities say they killed a police officer and two members of the paramilitary Basij group in Isfahan in November during nationwide protests. However, rights groups said they were tortured and forced into televised confessions.

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