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Iran:247 journalists asked government to release Farahbakhsh

Written byFred Petrossian
Posted 29 April 2007 12:13 GMT

According to[Fa] Hanif Mazroi, 247 journlaists wrote an open letter to authorities and asked them to release Ali Farahbaksh,a journalist who was sentenced to 3 years jail.They added in the letter that his rights as a prisoner have not been respected during his detention.

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