Iran Sentences 5 To Death Over Post-Election Protests

BBC
November 17, 2009

[efoods]Five people have so far been sentenced to death and 81 have received jail terms in connection with post-election unrest in Iran, prosecutors have said.

The Tehran Justice Department said those facing the death penalty were members of “terrorist and opposition groups”, state TV reported.

It was not immediately clear if they included the three people sentenced to death in October. No names were given.

The disputed presidential election in June sparked mass opposition protests.

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