<p>Iran has executed two people who had been sentenced to death for blasphemy, the judiciary's news website <em>Mizan</em> reported on Monday.</p>.<p>Yousef Mehrdad and Sadrollah Fazeli Zare were executed for crimes including blasphemy, insulting the religion of Islam, the prophet and other sanctities, <em>Mizan</em> reported. It did not say when they were executed.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/man-lynched-for-blasphemy-after-imran-khans-party-rally-in-pakistan-1216536.html" target="_blank">Man lynched for 'blasphemy' after Imran Khan's party rally in Pakistan</a></strong></p>.<p>The two were running dozens of online anti-religion platforms dedicated to the hatred of Islam, the promotion of atheism and insults to sanctities, <em>Mizan</em> reported.</p>.<p>UN experts have called on majority Shi'ite Muslim Iran to stop persecution and harassment of religious minorities pointing out an Iranian policy of targeting dissenting beliefs or religious practices, including Christian converts and atheists. </p>
<p>Iran has executed two people who had been sentenced to death for blasphemy, the judiciary's news website <em>Mizan</em> reported on Monday.</p>.<p>Yousef Mehrdad and Sadrollah Fazeli Zare were executed for crimes including blasphemy, insulting the religion of Islam, the prophet and other sanctities, <em>Mizan</em> reported. It did not say when they were executed.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/man-lynched-for-blasphemy-after-imran-khans-party-rally-in-pakistan-1216536.html" target="_blank">Man lynched for 'blasphemy' after Imran Khan's party rally in Pakistan</a></strong></p>.<p>The two were running dozens of online anti-religion platforms dedicated to the hatred of Islam, the promotion of atheism and insults to sanctities, <em>Mizan</em> reported.</p>.<p>UN experts have called on majority Shi'ite Muslim Iran to stop persecution and harassment of religious minorities pointing out an Iranian policy of targeting dissenting beliefs or religious practices, including Christian converts and atheists. </p>