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Iran: Momeni, leading political activist, under Torture

Written byFred Petrossian
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Posted 6 August 2009 10:51 GMT

Several Iranian news sites and blogs such as Jomhour reported [fa] that Abdullah Momeni, a leading political activist, has been tortured in Tehran's prison. According to the same source, his wife said that Momeni can not walk and talk anymore.

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