Marzieh Vafamehr: Group: Iran Frees Actress, Waives Lashing Sentence

The most recent victim is the wonderful actress Marzieh Vafamehr. She received a jail sentence of one year and 90 lashes in a court trial last Saturday. Vafamehr had been arrested in July and held in Evin prison until the end of the month,(RTTNews) - European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton has urged Iran to immediately review punishments meted out to celebrated Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi and leading actress Marzieh Vafamehr. A statement by the spokesperson of EU

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