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Soutoudeh receives heavy sentence, Shawkan and Alaa Abd El-Fatah complete theirs, plus Bahrain's Formula One v. human rights (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News March 31, 2019

MENA in March: Iranian lawyer Nasrin Soutoudeh sentenced to 38 years; a campaign against F1 complicity, an index of online incitement against Palestinians, and more.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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