Iranian authorities execute two young guys: a karate champion and a children's volunteer coach. Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini were executed by hanging on Saturday morning due to their participation in anti-regime protests and the alleged murder of one of the security forces, the confession of which was obtained from them by force, according to CNN, citing Iranian publication Fars News..

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21-year-old Karami was an Iranian-Kurdish karate champion, a member of the Iranian youth team. Last month, Karami's parents posted a video on social media pleading with the state to spare him..

Karami was convicted on December 5 in a trial that lasted less than a week.. His family claims that the guy was tortured in prison, and they also did not allow him a lawyer..

Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini, a 20-year-old volunteer who trained children for free, had previously lost both parents.. Every Thursday he visited their graves. He was arrested on the way to the cemetery. His brother, about whom there is no information yet, was arrested with him..

In addition to Hosseini and Karami, two other men received death sentences in the same trial: Hamid Gare-Hasalu and Hossein Mohammadi.

All convictions were based on forced confessions, according to Amnesty International..

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the European Union (EU) called on Iran to stop all executions after the couple was hanged.

#Iran : We designed two multiple protesters, #MohammadMehdiKarami \u0026 #MohammadHosseini, following unfair trials zalozene on forced confessions. It is shocking that Iran is leading the execution of protesters despite international outcry. Were urge Iran for all executions.

— UN Human Rights (@UNHumanRights) January 7, 2023.

OHCHR called it 'shocking' that Iran continues to execute protesters 'despite international outcry'.

“We call on Iran to stop all executions,” OHCHR urged.

In turn, the EU said that the horrific executions are another sign of the violent suppression of civilian demonstrations by the Iranian authorities..

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The European Union has also called on the Iranian authorities to immediately lift the death sentences already handed down on protesters and ensure due process for all detainees..

Several prominent Hollywood stars, including Cate Blanchett, Jason Momoa, Bryan Cranston and Olivia Wilde, called for an end to executions in Iran in an online campaign launched Friday..

The campaign, which features more than 50 stars, was organized by Iranian-American screenwriter and satirist Nicole Najafi, Iranian-American director, writer and producer Ana Lily Amirpour and Iranian-American actress and writer Mozhan Marno.

In a video posted online, the celebrities are holding a white piece of paper with the hashtag #StopExecutionsinIran..

“We support the people of Iran in their struggle for freedom. Thousands of protesters arrested. Some have already been executed. Many more are in danger.

But the world is watching,” the video says, which ends with a call to viewers to take their own photo with the hashtag and post it on social media..

Meanwhile, Mehdi Beik, political editor of the independent Iranian newspaper Etemad Online, was detained on Thursday by Iranian Information Ministry officials for covering protests sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.. He was arrested after he interviewed the families of several of those arrested during demonstrations..

As reported, according to analysts, due to mass protests, a split is brewing in the Iranian military elites..