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Iran cancels execution for woman who 'filmed burning shop' during protests

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“Iran cancels execution for woman who 'filmed burning shop' during protests”

A woman condemned to death in Iran for what supporters say was nothing more than filming a burning shop during protests has had her sentence overturned by the Supreme Court. Prosecutors had claimed Leila Abolhasani, 43, was involved in setting the shop on fire during anti-regime protests in January that were met with a violent crackdown. Ms Abolhasani, a nail technician with two children, was arrested in the city of Shahin Shahr, becoming one of an estimated 25,000 to 50,000 people detained in…

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