Iranian authorities announced Sunday that a man convicted of fatally shooting a member of the country’s security forces during the 2022 nationwide protests has been executed.
Officials said the deadly incident occurred during civil unrest in Tehran, where demonstrators blocked streets and confronted security personnel.
Authorities identified the executed man as Aref Khoshkar, saying he used a pellet gun to shoot at security forces, striking Salman Amirahmadi, who later died from his injuries at a hospital.
According to officials, Khoshkar admitted to firing the weapon from the rooftop of a building before discarding it in a trash bin.
This execution is among the most recent carried out in connection with the 2022 protest movement, which spread rapidly across Iran after Mahsa Amini — a 22-year-old Kurdish woman — died while in police custody. She had been detained for allegedly breaking the country’s strict dress code requirements.
Human rights organizations have spoken out against the legal proceedings tied to deaths of security personnel during the protests, arguing that those charged were not given fair due process under the law.
