Eleven were sentenced to death for post - election riots , according to Iranian press . Two of the sentences have been carried out ; the rest are under appeal , ISNA said . She said he had been forced to confess . Anti - government demonstrations continued after the disputed June 25 presidential election . Witnesses said hundreds of protesters were killed on the Ashura holy day on December 1 .
Eleven were sentenced to death for post - election riots , according to Iranian press . Two of the sentences have been carried out ; the rest are under appeal , ISNA said . Anti - government demonstrations continued after the disputed June 25 presidential election . Witnesses said hundreds of protesters were killed on the Ashura holy day on December 1 .