Relatives of 5 Slain Dissidents Detained
From Times Wire Reports
Eight relatives and friends of five dissidents and writers who were killed by Iran’s “rogue” intelligence agents in 1998 have been detained without explanation, a relative of one of those arrested said. The eight were among hundreds attending a memorial ceremony marking the second anniversary of the death of dissident writer Majid Sharif. The detainees included the widow of activist Habibollah Peyman, said his younger brother, Majid.
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