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Iran sentences 3 rights lawyers to prison
[DAWN] Iran has sentenced two human rights...which are usually open to widely divergent definitions... lawyers to six years in prison and a third to 13 years, newspapers reported on Tuesday. The Arman daily said Ghasem Sholeh-Saadi and Arash Keikhosravi were sentenced to five years in prison for taking part in an "illegal gathering" and one year for "propaganda" against the ruling system. It says they can appeal the verdict. The two were tossed in the slammer Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! in August when they took part in a protest outside parliament calling for free elections. They were released on bail last week. Sholeh-Saadi, 64, a longtime critic of the political establishment, was barred from running for president in 2017. Iran holds regular presidential and parliamentary elections, but a council of holy mans vets candidates. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has the final word on all major policies. Posted by: Fred 2018-12-12 |
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