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London: As many as 30 politicians from Europe are sponsoring detainees in Iran in a bid to protect them from persecution by the regime for taking part in widespread protests that have rocked the country. Two demonstrators have been executed in recent days, with thousands of others potentially facing the death sentence or punitive prison terms. However, the release of a number