A court in Tehran has for the first time sentenced to death a person accused of participating in the "riots" that shook Iran today.

In the news, the judicial authority Mizan online agency stated that the person was found guilty of "setting fire to the government building, disturbing public order, conspiracy to commit crimes against national security, enmity with God and causing corruption on earth". No information was given about the man’s identity and age.

Another court in the city sentenced five people to between five and 10 years in prison for "gathering and conspiracy to commit crimes against national security and disturbing public order".

Mizan also stated that convicts can appeal.

More than 2,000 people have been charged since the protests began, half of them in Tehran, according to figures from the Iranian judiciary. While human rights organizations abroad reported that 15,000 people were arrested, this figure was denied by the Iranian authorities.