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Iranian Human Activists Say Bush Is Endangering Their Lives

HeadlineMar 14, 2006

In other news on Iran, the Washington Post is reporting prominent Iranian activists say President Bush’s plan to spend tens of millions of dollars to promote democracy inside Iran is endangering the lives of human rights advocates by tainting them as American agents. Last month the government in Tehran jailed two Iranians who traveled outside the country to attend what was billed as a series of workshops on human rights. Two others who attended were interrogated for three days.

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