Major Crackdowns on Dissent in Iran

Crackdown on Dissent Is Under Way in Iran

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR
Published: June 24, 2007

Iran is in the throes of one of its most ferocious crackdowns on dissent in years, with the government focusing on labor leaders, universities, the press, women’s rights advocates, a former nuclear negotiator and Iranian-Americans, three of whom have been in prison for more than six weeks.

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