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The founder of one of Iran's largest charities recently fled the country after the authorities dissolved his organization. Sharmin Meymandinejad, the head of the Imam Ali Society, was arrested and kept in detention for months, during which he alleges that he was tortured.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has begun a rare visit to Africa as his country, which is under heavy U.S. economic sanctions, seeks to deepen other partnerships around the world.
The three young sons of activist Abbas Deris have appealed to the authorities not to carry out the execution of their father which would leave them as orphans as fears grow his death sentence on charges he denies may be imminent.
An appeals court in Tehran has confirmed the two-year prison sentence handed to activist Sepideh Gholian for chanting a slogan against Iran's supreme leader shortly after her recent release from detention.