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3 unusual facts about 2009 Iran poll protests trial


2009 Iran poll protests trial

Among them were former Vice president Mohammad Ali Abtahi, former government spokesman Abdollah Ramezanzadeh, former Deputy Speaker of the Parliament and Industry Minister Behzad Nabavi, reformist lawmaker Ali Tajernia, Shahaboddin Tabatabaei, journalist Ahmad Zeidabadi, and others.

On August 16, 2009, Fereshteh Ghazi, in an article in Rooz, wrote about her time in prison, describing the torture and sexual violence in Iranian prisons.

Saleh Nikbakht, who represents some of the most prominent defendants, has complained of being sidelined from the trial.



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