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Iranian Election Protester Sentenced to Death

Capital sentence is first since June crackdown

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(Newser) – An Iranian political dissident has become the first person arrested during June's post-election protests to be sentenced to death. Muhammad-Reza Ali-Zamani is a member of the Kingom Assembly of Iran, which seeks to undo the Islamic revolution and restore the shah to power. News of the sentence, which was handed down on Monday, appeared on an Iranian opposition website, the New York Times reports.

Some hundreds of thousands of supporters of candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, urn out to protest the result of the election at a mass rally in Azadi (Freedom) square in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2009.
Some hundreds of thousands of supporters of candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, urn out to protest the result of the election at a mass rally in Azadi (Freedom) square in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2009.   (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Some hundreds of thousands of supporters of candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, urn out to protest the result of the election at a mass rally in Azadi (Freedom) square in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2009.
Some hundreds of thousands of supporters of candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, urn out to protest the result of the election at a mass rally in Azadi (Freedom) square in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2009.   (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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alkaseltzersammich
Oct 9, 09 5:02 PM CDT
FAIL. Wrong news story, you utter clown.
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Rob
Oct 9, 09 5:17 PM CDT
Jesus what a clown. Why are you putting that here?
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riffran
Oct 9, 09 5:26 PM CDT
dude..at least wait until the story is about Obammy...I dont like him either but this is about Iran
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Rob
Oct 9, 09 5:16 PM CDT
Is Muhammad-Reza Ali-Zamani one of the folks Yahoo turned in? Reply
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divetrader
Oct 9, 09 6:12 PM CDT
Anyone have an idea what he did besides protest the election? Reply
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