Iran doubles down on executions amid US
DW →On March 18, Iran executed Kouroush Keyvani, a dual Iranian-Swedish national, on charges of spying for Israel. A day later, three young men were executed for their involvement in mass protests in January, the first hangings Iran carried out related to the nationwide demonstrations.
Labor Govt Hands Out Death Sentences to Indian Revolters
LONDON.—Four death sentences against Indian workers, charged with having led the revolt at Sholapur, were confirmed by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. In the trial, where the four death sentences were proclaimed, 43 other Indians were sentenced to long years of imprisonment. Twenty years of hard labor was proclaimed as sentence against Dr. Naryanchandra Roy of Calcutta, charged with conspiring to murder the Calcutta chief of police; two others also charged in connection with the attempted assassination were given 15 years, three were sentenced to 11, and one to 10 years. The editor of the Bombay Chronicle was sentenced to 5 months imprisonment for publishing the program of a day of protest. On Dec. 1 the police inspector, Mukerji, was shot at the Shandpur Station and died on the way to the hospital. An Indian, Saligram Shukla, has been shot by policeman under the charge of resisting arrest.
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Bhagat Singh
Execution
Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were sentenced to death in the Lahore conspiracy case and ordered to be hanged on 24 March 1931. The schedule was moved forward by 11 hours and the three were hanged on 23 March 1931 at 7:30 pm in the Lahore jail.
Wikipedia →Gandhi–Irwin Pact
The Gandhi–Irwin Pact was a political agreement signed by Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India, on 5 March 1931 before the Second Round Table Conference in London. Congress' demand of enquiring into police excess and Gandhi's demand of converting the death penalty of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev to a lesser punishment were among the terms NOT agreed to by the colonial government.
Wikipedia →Chittagong armoury raid
The armoury raid trial
The mass trial of those arrested during and after the raids concluded in January 1932 and the judgement was delivered on 1 March 1932. Only twelve of the defendants were sentenced to deportation for life, two received three-year prison sentences and the remaining 32 individuals were acquitted.
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