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| More Iran protesters go on trial | More Iran protesters go on trial |
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| Iran has put more opposition activists and protesters on trial after disputed elections, Iranian media report. | Iran has put more opposition activists and protesters on trial after disputed elections, Iranian media report. |
| Those appearing in a Tehran court include French language teacher Clotilde Reiss, 23, who was detained a month ago. | Those appearing in a Tehran court include French language teacher Clotilde Reiss, 23, who was detained a month ago. |
| This is the second group of people brought before Iranian courts following violent protests in the wake of June's presidential elections. | This is the second group of people brought before Iranian courts following violent protests in the wake of June's presidential elections. |
| Last week more than 100 people appeared on charges including conspiracy. | Last week more than 100 people appeared on charges including conspiracy. |
| The detainees include several leading reformers. | The detainees include several leading reformers. |
| "The trial session of the second group of those accused of being involved in post-election unrest started this morning," the semi-official Fars news agency said. | "The trial session of the second group of those accused of being involved in post-election unrest started this morning," the semi-official Fars news agency said. |
| 'Provoking rioters' | 'Provoking rioters' |
| Irna news agency said Clotilde Reiss "is accused of collecting information and provoking rioters". | Irna news agency said Clotilde Reiss "is accused of collecting information and provoking rioters". |
| It added that a female Iranian employee of the French embassy, named as Ashfar, was also appearing in the dock. | It added that a female Iranian employee of the French embassy, named as Ashfar, was also appearing in the dock. |
| Ms Reiss was stopped on 1 July as she prepared to leave Tehran, having spent five months as a university teaching assistant. | Ms Reiss was stopped on 1 July as she prepared to leave Tehran, having spent five months as a university teaching assistant. |
| Clotilde Reiss had been teaching French in Iran | Clotilde Reiss had been teaching French in Iran |
| She was visited in prison by the French ambassador to Iran who said she was in good health. France says the allegations against her are "absolutely baseless". | She was visited in prison by the French ambassador to Iran who said she was in good health. France says the allegations against her are "absolutely baseless". |
| An unnamed Iranian woman who works for the French embassy in Tehran is also in the dock. Others on trial include a prominent journalist and other opposition activists. | An unnamed Iranian woman who works for the French embassy in Tehran is also in the dock. Others on trial include a prominent journalist and other opposition activists. |
| Rights groups say that hundreds of people including reformist politicians, journalists, activists and lawyers, have been detained in Iran since the election. | Rights groups say that hundreds of people including reformist politicians, journalists, activists and lawyers, have been detained in Iran since the election. |
| The poll saw President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad returned to power, but opposition leaders insist the election was rigged. | The poll saw President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad returned to power, but opposition leaders insist the election was rigged. |
| In last week's trials, some of those in the dock made public confessions, saying they had made up their complaints against the elections to provoke unrest. | In last week's trials, some of those in the dock made public confessions, saying they had made up their complaints against the elections to provoke unrest. |
| 'Show trials' | 'Show trials' |
| Opposition leaders have dismissed the proceedings as "show trials". | Opposition leaders have dismissed the proceedings as "show trials". |
| However, Iran's Prosecutor General, Ghorban Ali Dori Najafabadi, has said that confessions will not be the sole basis for the prosecution of suspects. | However, Iran's Prosecutor General, Ghorban Ali Dori Najafabadi, has said that confessions will not be the sole basis for the prosecution of suspects. |
| "The judicial system will base its ruling on the suspects' files and the evidence presented at courts," Irna quoted him as saying on Thursday. | "The judicial system will base its ruling on the suspects' files and the evidence presented at courts," Irna quoted him as saying on Thursday. |
| He denied that the confessions were extracted using illegal measures. | He denied that the confessions were extracted using illegal measures. |
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