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Outspoken Iranians overseas say their loved ones are being detained back home
Authorities have issued more than 200 confiscation indictments and detained relatives to pressure critics abroad, rights groups said.
- Activists overseas play a key role in tracking the crackdown on dissent in Iran, which is complicated by internet shutdowns during protests against the government.
- Iranian authorities have been detaining relatives of activists living in exile, including the brother of former political prisoner Hossein Razzagh and the niece of activist Behnam Chegini, as a way to put pressure on the activists.
- Mahshid Nazemi, a former political prisoner and activist now living in France, said at least one friend was detained and questioned about contact with her.
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Iran's government detains relatives and threatens to confiscate properties of opposition figures in exile, some told The Associated Press, in the latest offensive against dissident voices as the war continues.
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Iranian authorities have intensified their crackdown on dissent by targeting the families and assets of activists living abroad, according to several exiled Iranians who spoke about the situation amid the ongoing conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel.
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Leaning Left9Leaning Right4Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution41% Left, 41% Center
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- 41% of the sources lean Left, 41% of the sources are Center
41% Center
L 41%
C 41%
R 18%
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