Iranian Dissident Released After Three Months in Prison
Iranian authorities have released Majid Tavakoli, one of the country's most well-known dissidents, from prison three months after his arrest during the protests shaking Iran for several weeks.
He was released under conditions, his brother said on Twitter
“We are delighted with this news, but our happiness will not be complete until all detainees who are now in prison are released,” Mohsen Tavakoli, with a photo of his brother holding a bouquet at the exit of prison.
Dissident Majid Tavakoli was detained shortly after the start of anti-regime demonstrations over the death of Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old Kurdish woman died after being arrested in Tehran by the vice squad, who accused her of violating the strict dress code that requires women to wear the veil in public.
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