The daughter of the former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been sentenced to five years in prison for allegedly inciting riots in Tehran and for acts against national security..
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Two Italian Intellectuals Return Their French Legion Medals After Paris Honors el-Sisi Published December 15th, 2020 - 09:59 GMT
French President Emmanuel Macron (R) welcomes his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the Elysee presidential Palace on December 7, 2020 in Paris, for a meeting as part of al-Sisi s a three-day controversial state visit to France, with activists warning Paris not to turn a blind eye to Cairo s rights record with a red carpet welcome. Bertrand GUAY / AFP
Two prominent Italian intellectuals have announced they are returning their Legion of Honor awards to France in protest at the awarding of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi with the distinction despite his government s dire human rights record.