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Family planning scholar arrested on vague accusations in Iran (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News December 8, 2018

Two academics with ties to Australian universities are among those arrested or required to go to a police station to face questioning in Iran during a weeks-long crackdown.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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