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  According to Iran's judiciary, two persons who had been found guilty of blasphemy were put to death. According to the judiciary's Mizan news agency, Youssef Mehrdad and Sadrollah Fazeli Zare were executed on Monday after being found guilty of insulting Islam and the Prophet. The judiciary said that Mr. Mehrdad, a resident of Ardabil City, was the principal administrator of at least 15 organizations "in the field of anti-Islamism, promoting atheism, and insulting holy things" and served as the leader of an "anti-Islamic" online community. According to the judiciary, Mr. Zare directed internet atheist advocacy groups. It claimed that the men's internet activity was conducted using Iranian and French phone numbers. Except for China, Iran is the country that executes the most people. Last year, there were 75% more executions in Iran. Since December, it has executed four individuals by hanging for taking part in an anti-government protest movement spa...