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Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh sentenced to 38 years in prison (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News March 15, 2019

Sotoudeh will also receive 148 lashes for charges including 'propaganda against the state'.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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