Iranian dissidents in Germany protested
over the executions in Iran
Iranian authorities
have hanged two men convicted of taking part in protests following
the disputed presidential election in 2009.
Iranian prosecutors said Jafar Kazemi and Mohammad Ali Hajaghaei
had taken photos and footage of the protests and distributed them on
the internet.
They were also found guilty of chanting slogans promoting the
exiled People's Mujahideen of Iran (PMOI).
A PMOI leader in France, Maryam Rajavi, described the executions
as barbaric.
The People's Mujahideen of Iran is an exiled opposition group
which has campaigned against clerical rule in Iran and, before that,
the Iranian monarchy.
It is seen by Tehran as a terrorist cell in the pocket of Western
security services but is also on Washington's list of proscribed
organisations because of its history of violent attacks.
After the presidential election in 2009, the internet - and
specifically social networking sites - became a crucial means of
mobilising hundreds of thousands of Iranians who disputed the
results to protest.
Hundreds of people were arrested after the protests and although
most have been released, more than 80 people have been jailed for up
to 15 years, and at least four other people convicted of involvement
in the demonstrations are reported to be on death row.