11.   They said the political prisoners were convicted of common crimes although they actually committed political offenses.

12.   The prisoners were convicted for fines they could not pay, the agency said, which generally refers to people imprisoned for writing cheques that bounce.

13.   The prisoners were convicted by military, civil and Islamic revolutionary courts, it said.

14.   The prisoners were convicted by civil, revolutionary and military courts for various offenses, it said on Saturday.