Iranian poli-sci prof. given another year in prison for dissidence

Previously sentenced for spreading "propaganda against the regime." If there is a war with Israel, we will have to explain "why we fought a war with a country 200 km. away that never threatened us."

An Iranian man walks past a banner with an image of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini as he arrives at a university to attend Friday prayers in Tehran

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ByZACHARY KEYSER

AUGUST 18, 2019 14:40

Iranian poli-sci prof. given another year in prison for dissidence

Previously sentenced for spreading "propaganda against the regime." If there is a war with Israel, we will have to explain "why we fought a war with a country 200 km. away that never threatened us."

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Iranian poli-sci prof. given another year in prison for dissidence

Previously sentenced for spreading "propaganda against the regime." If there is a war with Israel, we will have to explain "why we fought a war with a country 200 km. away that never threatened us."

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