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 by Staff Writers Tehran (AFP) Oct 13, 2019
Four detained Iranian environmental activists have been cleared of a charge that could carry the death penalty, state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday. "The charge of 'corruption on earth' was dropped in recent days for four detained environmentalists," said Mohammad Hossein Aghasi, a lawyer who represents some of the activists. "Of course their other charges still remain," he was quoted as saying. The four were initially accused of "spying" on military bases but their indictments changed in October 2018 to spreading "corruption on earth" -- one of the most severe charges under Iran's Islamic law. They still face other security-related charges. Three other defendants are accused of espionage and another has been charged with "conspiracy against national security", according to IRNA. Another activist arrested last year, Kavous Seyed Emami, a 63-year-old renowned university professor with dual Iranian and Canadian citizenship, allegedly committed suicide in prison in February 2018, a fortnight after his arrest. His widow, Maryam Mombeini, left Iran for Canada last week and was reunited with her two sons after being unable to leave for months, according to Canadian officials. In September last year, the head of Iran's environment department, Isa Kalantari, called for clarification on the fate of the activists. "We are not asking for their release or for their execution, we just want their fate to be clarified. This is part of their citizenship rights," he said.
Khamenei says nuclear weapons forbidden for Iran Tehran (AFP) Oct 9, 2019 Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that Iran could have taken the step to develop nuclear weapons but will not because their use is "haram", or forbidden in Islam. "Although we could have taken steps on this path, based on Islamic ruling we firmly and bravely said we won't take this path," Khamenei said. "Both building and stockpiling it is wrong, as using it is haram," he told a group of academics in a video posted on his office's Twitter account. "If we had a nuclear weap ... read more
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