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Rafsanjani’s Death Reshuffles the Political Deck in Iran

January 11, 2017 Human Rights Comments Off on Rafsanjani’s Death Reshuffles the Political Deck in Iran

January 11, 2017—The public funeral of former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on January 10, 2017, has led to an outpouring in Tehran of public calls for the release of opposition leaders held under house arrest and political prisoners, in a resurgence of support for reformist issues that have been harshly suppressed in Iran for the last decade.

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