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In an exclusive interview with RFE/RL's Radio Farda, prominent Iranian religious scholar Sedigheh Vasmaghi accused hard-liners in the Islamic republic of using violence against civilians to ensure all orders are followed "without question" and said those who oppose the government should not face bloodshed.
Human rights media reported on November 5 that Sunni prisoner Qasem Abatebeh has been executed after serving nearly 14 years in a prison in the Iranian city of Karaj, west of Tehran.
Ramy Essam, whose protest song in Tahrir Square deemed him
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The municipality of Michałowo in Poland has been honoured with the Mayor Paweł Adamowicz Award for the help it has provided refugees at the border with Belarus. The award, which was created to promote the legacy built up by Paweł Adamowicz during his 20 years as mayor of Gdańsk, was announced at the European Solidarity Centre in Gdańsk on 13 January and will be presented to the Mayor of Michałowo Marek Nazarko at the plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions in Brussels on 8 February.