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 Six new executions have been scheduled by Tehran's Prosecutor. Accordingly, Mohsen and Ahmad Daneshpour-Moghaddam, both arrested on Ashura with three family members have been given the death sentence. This verdict has not been given to the individuals, their families or relatives. Instead, they were denied representation on the grounds that a verdict has already been made. 
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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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Thursday, 28 January 2010