Rouhani faces pressure for release of Iran's political prisoners
Having struck a historic nuclear deal to end decades of enmity between Iran and the West, President Hassan Rouhani faces a fresh challenge at home, to win the release of leading political prisoners whose case has polarized the Islamic Republic. Former presidential candidates Mir Hussein Moussavi and Mehdi Karroubi, along with Moussavi’s wife Zahra Rahnavard, have been under house arrest since 2011. Securing the release of the high profile trio would fulfill one of Rouhani’s biggest campaign promises two years ago, but it is fraught with ...
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