APNewsBreak: US resident gets 10-year Iran prison sentence
A U.S. permanent resident detained for a year in Iran over spying allegations has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and a $4.2-million fine, his supporters said Tuesday, part of a wide crackdown on those with foreign ties which followed the nuclear deal. The sentence for Nizar Zakka, a Lebanese citizen who advocates for Internet freedom and whose nonprofit group did work for the U.S. government, comes ahead of Iranian officials attending the United Nations General Assembly this week in New York. It also shows the challenge faced by ...
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