Iran executes man accused of fatally stabbing police officer during January protests

Iran executed Fathollah Avari, a man convicted of fatally stabbing a police officer during unrest in the western city of Hamadan in January, the judiciary’s news outlet Mizan reports.

The report said the sentence was carried out after being upheld by the Supreme Court.

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