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⛓️ Political repression, arbitrary detention & extrajudicial violence · Al Jazeera Arabic

Iran detains 500 people on espionage charges

Iranian authorities have launched a widespread detention campaign targeting approximately 500 individuals accused of spying for hostile entities and providing intelligence that facilitated strikes on military and sensitive installations within the country.