Iran frees reformist journalist on sick leave: report
TEHRAN (AFP) – A reformist Iranian journalist close to opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi on Thursday was allowed to leave prison on sick leave, an opposition website reported. "Hengameh Shahidi ... was temporarily released from Evin prison (in Tehran) to seek treatment," said Kaleme.com, the mouthpiece of main opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi. There was no indication of how long she would be allowed to stay out of prison. In May, Iranian media reported that Shahidi was given a hefty jail term by the Islamic republic's hardline judiciary ...
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