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. Mohammadi, sentenced Saturday, was also handed a one-and-a-half-year prison sentence for "propaganda" against Iran's Islamic system, according to her foundation. "With this sentence, the Iranian regime has, once again, chosen repression and intimidat......

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