Iran executes detainee over January protests, judiciary says

Iranian authorities executed Siavash Jamshidi Kheirabadi on Saturday following his arrest in connection with protests that occurred in January. The judiciary stated that Kheirabadi was convicted of firing at least three shots at police officers on January 8 in the city of Shahrekord. He was taken into custody two days after the incident while in possession of a handgun. The execution follows a period of civil unrest in the country, with the judiciary citing the specific violent acts as the basis for the capital sentence.