The Fifty-Three were a group of 53 Iranians arrested for involvement in communist political activities in 1937[1] and brought to trial in November 1938 in the most sensational of the political trials held during the reign of Reza Shah Pahlavi.
[2] Some, such as Taqi Arani, died in jail - the rest were released in 1941.
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The fifty-five were: