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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Helen William

BIZARRE: Human rights campaigners hit out at iran s execution of alireza akbari | Mind Blowing Facts

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Human rights campaigners have condemned Iran for having “pitifully little respect” for the right to life after it executed British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari on spy charges.

The comments from Amnesty International UK came after Iranian state media on Saturday announced that Mr Akbari, a former Tehran defence official who was seen by the Islamic Republic as a reforming moderate, had been hanged.

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