Iran executes three men who smuggled letter out of prison pleading for help

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : "The prosecution relied on forced 'confessions', and the indictment was riddled with irregularities that reveal this was a politically motivated case," Hadi Ghaemi, the executive director of the Center for Human Rights in Iran, said on Friday.
38% : Iran has executed three men linked to mass protests against the regime on charges of "waging war against God" after they smuggled a letter out of prison urging residents to help free them.
35% : Earlier this week, the three men had smuggled a letter out of their prison in Isfahan, south of Tehran, which said, "don't let them kill us".
34% : The charge of "war against God" is levelled at those who act against the government in Iran and typically carries the death sentence.
34% : Iran has used it heavily to quell mass protests against the leadership.

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