​Two men were executed on Saturday in Iran after being found guilty of killing a paramilitary during demonstrations sparked by the death of a young Kurdish woman in custody, the Judiciary Agency said, as quoted by France Presse.

The country sparked a protest movement following the September 16 death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who died after being arrested by police for violating the Islamic Republic of Iran’s dress code, which specifically required women to wear the veil in public.

“Mohammad Mahdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini, the main perpetrators of the crime that led to the martyrdom of Ruhollah Ajamian, were hanged this morning,” Mizan Online reported, citing a member of the Revolutionary Guard-linked Basij militia. .

The first-instance court sentenced two men to death on December 4, the agency reports.

On Jan. 3, Iran’s Supreme Court upheld the death sentences of two men accused of murdering Ajamian on Nov. 3 in Karaj, west of Tehran.

According to AFP based on official information, since the beginning of the protest movement, justice has sentenced 14 people to the death penalty in connection with the demonstrations. Four of them were executed, the verdicts for two were confirmed by the Supreme Court, six are awaiting new trials, and two more may appeal.

Activists say dozens more face charges that carry the death penalty. (Source Agerpres)