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Dozens of Azeri Activists Arrested in Iran

Written byFarid

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Posted 28 June 2013 18:39 GMT

Thirty-six Azeri activists including one blogger, Kiaksar, were arrested on Thursday, 27 June in Urmia. Security forces released 300 of these activists after a few hours of interrogation.

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