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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10470

11 October 2011
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (ae) eu/iran
Sentencing of human rights defender concerns EU

Brussels, 10/10/2011 (Agence Europe) - The High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs has expressed her concern at the sentencing to 11 years' imprisonment of the Iranian lawyer and human rights activist Ms Narges Mohammadi. "The sentence against Narges Mohammadi is yet another example of unjust persecution of those who show the courage and determination to stand up for human rights in Iran", her spokesperson stated in a press release dated 8 October. Catherine Ashton also expressed...

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