Iran on Wednesday executed a cyber security expert convicted of spying for Israel, two human rights groups said, alleging his case was marked by torture, forced confessions and denial of a fair trial.
The execution of Ehsan Afrashteh, a 32-year-old political prisoner from Isfahan, was carried out at Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj, west of Tehran, the Hengaw Organisation for Human Rights said.
His execution brings to 54 the number of people put to death in the Islamic Republic since February 28, when the Iran war began, the Norway-based Iran…
