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What is the mother of Mohammad Ghobadlou appealing for?
What is the mother of Mohammad Ghobadlou appealing for?
What did the UN human rights office deplore?
What did the UN human rights office deplore?
How many protesters and security personnel have been killed in the unrest, according to HRANA?
How many protesters and security personnel have been killed in the unrest, according to HRANA?
What did Amnesty International say about the proceedings against Mohammad Boroughani?
What did Amnesty International say about the proceedings against Mohammad Boroughani?
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What was the court in Isfahan sentenced three people to death for?
What was the court in Isfahan sentenced three people to death for?
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Study Notes
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Dozens of people demonstrated outside a prison in Iran overnight amid reports authorities were preparing to execute another two anti-government protesters.
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The mother of Mohammad Ghobadlou, one of the two men at risk of execution, appealed for clemency at the gathering.
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Two protesters were hanged on Saturday, prompting international condemnation.
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The UN human rights office deplored the "shocking" executions of Mohammad Mahdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini, which it said followed "unfair trials based on forced confessions".
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A Revolutionary Court found the men guilty of "corruption on Earth" over their alleged involvement in the killing of a member of the paramilitary Basij force in Karaj in November. Both denied the charge and said they were tortured.
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Authorities have portrayed them as "riots" and responded with lethal force.
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So far, at least 519 protesters and 68 security personnel have been killed in the unrest, according to the Human Rights Activists' News Agency (HRANA).
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Seventy-one of those killed were civilians, HRANA said.
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The UN human rights office has warned that the executions could spark a wider uprising.
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The mother of Mohammad Ghobadlou appealed for clemency at a protest outside Rajai Shahr prison on Sunday night.
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The protest stopped the executions "at least up to this moment", according to 1500 Tasvir.
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Mohammad Boroughani, 19, was convicted alongside Ghobadlou of "enmity against God" after they were both found guilty of carrying out protests in Iran.
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Amnesty International has said that Boroughani was found guilty after proceedings that "bore no resemblance to a meaningful judicial trial".
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On Monday, the judiciary announced that a court in Isfahan had sentenced to death three people over an attack during protests in the city on 16 November in which three security personnel were shot dead.
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Saleh Mirbasheri Boltaqi, Majid Kazemi Sheikh-Shabani, and Saeed Yaqoubi Kordsofla were convicted of "enmity against God" and two other defendants were sentenced to prison over their alleged involvement in the attack.
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This quiz covers the recent anti-government protests in Iran and the subsequent executions of protesters, including reports of unfair trials and forced confessions. It also includes details about the international condemnation and warnings of wider uprisings.