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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/07/world/middleeast/iran-executes-protesters.html
Iran Executes Karate Champion for Protesting
(New York Times) Farnaz Fassihi - Iran on Saturday hanged two men, national karate champion Mohammad Mehdi Karami, 22, and poultry factory worker Sayed Mohammad Hosseini, 39, who participated in antigovernment demonstrations. Robert Malley, the U.S. special envoy for Iran, said, "Appalled by the regime's execution of two more young Iranians after sham trials. These executions must stop. We and others across the globe will continue to hold Iran's leadership accountable." On Saturday night, videos posted on social media showed crowds in several neighborhoods in Tehran chanting, "For every person killed, there are a thousand others behind him."