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Iran execution sparks rare anti-government protests

The execution of Kurdish ‘political prisoner’ Heidar Ghorbani has sparked rare anti-government protests in Kamyaran, Kurdistan province, Iran.

Human rights groups claim evidence obtained from Ghorbani was gained under torture and without a lawyer
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