Iranian woman begins jail sentence for peaceful protest
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An Iranian woman has begun a jail sentence of 3 years, and suffered 20 lashes, for taking part in a peaceful protest for equal rights. While the struggle for women’s rights in recent years has increased, the government under President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has suppressed any attempts at dissent.
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