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Monarchist Mohammad-Reza Ali Zamani is to be hanged in Iran for participating in opposition activism activities.
Zamani participated in demonstrations in the wake of June's disputed presidential election.
This is the first sentence to an opposition activist since August, when Iran's Revolutionary Court began trying those involved in post-election unrest.
The June election plunged Iran into its deepest internal crisis since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard organization, Mohammad Ali Jaafari said Thursday that the Iranian opposition was "trying to overthrow the Islamic Republic and replace it with a bogus regime."
The government have long accused Iranian monarchists for a number of bloody mosque bombings in recent years.
According to Iranian media, Ali-Zamani was among more than 100 opposition supporters, including senior reformist figures, who were accused of fomenting post-election street unrest.
Mohammad-Reza Ali-Zamani was informed of the verdict on Monday.
A semi-official Iranian news agency, Mehr, said in August he was accused of fighting against the Islamic establishment and active membership of a "terrorist" royalist association, and other crimes.
Under Iranian law, such verdicts can be appealed to a higher court.
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