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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/world/middleeast/10iran.html
Iran Executes Five Activists, Sending Message to Critics
(New York Times) Nazila Fathi - The Iranian government hanged five Kurdish activists, including a woman, on Sunday in Evin prison in Tehran in what appeared to be an effort to discourage people from rallying against the government on June 12, the first anniversary of the re-election of President Ahmadinejad, which many people believe was rigged. At least four other activists, two Kurds and two protesters, were executed before another planned rally on Feb. 11. An additional 11 anti-government protesters have been sentenced to death.