Paris, France, Feb 9, 2026 (AFP) - France accuses Iran of 'repression' in sentence for Nobel laureate

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2026-02-09

France accused Iran on Monday of "repression and intimidation", after a court handed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi a new six-year prison sentence on charges of harming national security. The French foreign ministry said in a statement that Iran had "once again chosen repression and intimidation". Paris is calling for the release of the human rights activist, who was also given a one-and-a-half-year jail term for "propaganda" agains......

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