HRW: Iranian activists seeking refuge abroad

14.12.2012                      01.Tewet. 5773                      Channuka 6; Rosch Chodesch

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HRW: Iranian activists seeking refuge abroad

Human Rights Watch reveals stream of journalists, bloggers and lawyers seeking asylum abroad after 2009 government crackdown.

Since Iran’s dramatic crackdown on anti-government protesters after the disputed 2009 presidential election, hundreds of Iranian activists have fled harassment and detention to seek temporary refuge in Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan, according to a new report released Friday by Human Rights Watch….