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Iran executes three men over armed unrest during January protests

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Iran executed three men on Sunday, state media and the judiciary said, after the Supreme Court upheld their death sentences. The men were convicted of taking part in armed unrest during anti-government protests in January, including attacks on government buildings, arson and damage to a power substation. The judiciary said they had carried out operations for Israel and the United States, and that their property was confiscated. The executions are the latest in a series linked to the protests, including executions of people accused of ties to Israel and the United States. Other defendants received prison terms of five to ten years, according to the judiciary.

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  1. Iran's state media reported on Sunday that three men had been executed.

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    Center
    United Press International, BBC News
    Right
    New York Post

  2. The three men were convicted of armed unrest during the January anti-government protests, including arson and attacks on public buildings.

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    Center
    United Press International, BBC News
    Right
    New York Post

  3. The judiciary said the men had carried out operations for Israel and the United States.

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    Center
    United Press International
    Right
    New York Post

  4. The Supreme Court upheld the death sentences before the executions were carried out.

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    Center
    United Press International
    Right
    New York Post

  5. The executions are the latest in a series over the January protests, including executions of people accused of links to Israel and the United States.

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    Center
    United Press International, BBC News
    Right
    New York Post

  6. The three men's property was confiscated.

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    United Press International
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    New York Post

How each side tells it

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The sides present all report that Iran executed three men convicted over armed unrest during the January protests, and that the men were accused of links to Israel and the United States. The center stresses the charges and the Supreme Court appeal, while the right's headline puts the protests against the regime at the front.

  • the left

    No coverage yet

    No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Center headlines lead with the executions and the official charge of armed unrest, with the BBC putting that term in quotation marks as an official description.

    Iran executes three men for 'armed unrest' after January protests
    BBC NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The New York Post headline, carrying a Reuters report, ties the executions to links with the US and Israel and says the men were protesting against regime, where center headlines say anti-government.

    Iran executes 3 men accused of links to US and Israel, protesting Delegitimizing label“against regime”Calls Iran's government a regime where the other outlets say government, a term that carries a judgement about its legitimacy.More neutral: anti-government protestsDisagree with this highlight?
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Right1

    against regime

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  • Delegitimizing label

    against regimeMore neutral: anti-government protests

    Calls Iran's government a regime where the other outlets say government, a term that carries a judgement about its legitimacy.

    Iran executes 3 men accused of links to US and Israel, protesting against regime

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From the left

0 outlets

No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • the charge of armed unrest
  • state media's account of the attacks
  • the series of executions linked to the protests
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From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • links to the US and Israel
  • protests against the regime
  • the executions as a series
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  • New York PostRightReuters report

    Iran executes 3 men accused of links to US and Israel, protesting Delegitimizing label“against regime”Calls Iran's government a regime where the other outlets say government, a term that carries a judgement about its legitimacy.More neutral: anti-government protestsDisagree with this highlight?

    The executions are the latest in a series Iran has carried out in recent ⁠months over protests in January.

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Center

    5 hr 15 min later

    Its first report, Nov 8, 8:37 AM EST

  • Right

    First to report

    New York Post, Nov 8, 3:23 AM EST

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  1. New York PostRightNov 8, 3:23 AM EST
  2. BBC NewsCenterNov 8, 8:37 AM EST
  3. United Press InternationalCenterNov 8, 3:21 PM EST

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