Tehran's Revolutionary Court sentenced 11 people to death after convicting them of participating in post-election riots, state media reported Thursday.

Two of the sentences have been carried out; the rest are under appeal, the Iranian Students News Agency said, quoting a court official.

If your purpose is to scare people, is there political utility in the perception that trials are unfair and results arbitrary and severe?

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