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Political and media activists have been arrested since the June elections on charges of instilling doubt into the results of the elections and making various anti-state accusations. In a bid to step up anti government activities, political and media activists are now being arrested for meeting with reformist leaders Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karoubi and Seyed Mohammad Khatami. This new charge has been implemented into indictments by the judiciary since March 21st (Persian New Year).

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Amnesty International fears Iranian authorities are planning to execute nine people who were arrested in relation to the protests that followed last year's disputed presidential election before 11 February, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, when further protests are expected. According to Iranian media reports, Deputy Judiciary Head Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday that, after the execution of two men last week, the nine others will be executed "soon".

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