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IRAN:A woman activist sentenced to prison and lashes

Written byFred Petrossian
Posted 3 July 2007 18 years ago

According to[Fa] Maydaan, Delaram Ali,a young activist for equal rights was sentenced to about 3 years prison and ten lashes. She had just participated in a peaceful demonstartion against gender discrimination.

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  • Alireza Ali

    Hello,

    My name is Alireza Ali and I reside in Canada. Delaram is my sister and now she is going through a rough time , I was wondering if you guys can help us do something about her situation ?

    I am contacting various people in hope of making the situation better.

    Sincerely,
    Alireza Ali

    4 July 2007, 21:10 pm
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