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Iran:Iran jails 4 leading women’s rights activists

Written byFred Petrossian
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Posted 5 September 2008 11:45 GMT

Change for Equality reports that Iranian authorities sentenced four women’s rights activists to six months in jail, including one who was awarded a $75,000 human rights prize in Sweden this year.

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