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Read More »Iranian Judiciary Official Calls For ‘Maximium Penalty’ For Protest Leaders
RFL/RE – A top Iranian judiciary official has said antigovernment protest leaders should be handed the harshest possible sentences, while President Hassan Rohani suggested demonstrations were driven by opposition to his ultraconservative rivals in the ruling elite. Rohani and Hamid Shahriari, deputy head of Iran’s judiciary, spoke on January 8 — nearly two weeks after the start of a series …
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