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An outspoken Iranian lawyer who has publicly criticized how the government handled the2022 protests has been arrested, state media reported Sunday. The unrest at the time followed the death of 22-year-oldMahsa Amini who was detained by the police for allegedly not properly wearing her mandatory hijab. Her death triggered massive protests that quickly escalated into calls to overthrow Iran’s four-decade-old Islamic theocracy. The judiciary’s Mizan news agency said Sunday that Mohsen Borhani had been previously sentenced but did not give further details on his case or jail time issued. Borhani, …

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