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Court upholds 10 year sentence against 'one of Iran's best known journalists'

Narges Mohammadi was told she would serve 10 years for forming an 'illegal group' that sought to campaign against capital punishment

Narges Mohammadi, at the Defenders of Human Rights Center in Tehran (AFP)

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Published date: 30 September 2016 23:20 BST | Last update: 8 years 6 months ago

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