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Cautious response to prisoner pardons in Iran

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人權組織表示，至少有 20,000 人在抗議活動中被捕。 Source: AAP

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The announcement of pardons for some anti-government protesters in Iran has been viewed with suspicion and caution by Iranian-Australians and human rights groups.

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