Dubai, May 19: Iran has executed three men accused of deadly violence during last year's anti-government protests despite objections from human rights groups. Anti Hijab Protest: London Protests Over Death of Mahsa Amini, Iran's Violent Suppression (Watch Video).

Mizan, the judiciary's website, announced the executions of Majid Kazemi, Saleh Mirhashemi and Saeed Yaghoubi early on Friday. Authorities say they killed a police officer and two members of the paramilitary Basij group in Isfahan in November during nationwide protests. Mahsa Amini Death: 76 Civilians Killed by Iran Security Forces in Crackdown on Anti-Hijab Law Protestors, Says Human Rights Outfit,

Rights groups say the three were subjected to torture, forced into televised confessions and denied due process.(AP)

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