An engineer from Tehran (Behzad Dourani) arrives in a small mountain village in order to record some sort of ritual that depends on the death of an old lady.

NEWYORKER: The Wind Will Carry Us

Fars news agency reported that former deputy foreign minister Mohsen Aminzadeh, former government spokesman Abdollah Ramazanzadeh, former senior lawmaker Mohsen Mirdamadi and former Industry Minister Behzad Nabavi were among the defendants.

BBC: Iran reformers slate trial 'sham'

Others include Behzad Nabavi, a Moussavi ally, and Mostafa Tajzadeh, who served under Iranian President Mohammad Khatami -- a Moussavi supporter -- the Iranian Labor News Agency (ILNA) reported Tuesday, citing Farhad Tajari, deputy chief of the parliament's judicial and legal commission.

CNN: Reports: 50 'political figures' among Iranian detainees