Iranian writer faces long jail term for fictional novel about stoning
ranian judges have sentenced a young female writer to six years of prison for writing an unpublished story about the practice of stoning in the country. Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee, a writer and human rights activist, is due to begin serving six years in prison on charges including “insulting Islamic sanctities” and “spreading propaganda against the system,” Amnesty International reported. Mrs Ebrahimi Iraee received a phone call on Tuesday ordering her to present herself to Evin Prison, Iran's most notorious prison, where her husband Arash ...
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