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Iranian Aras Amiri, who has permanent residency in the UK, faces 10 years in jail on spying charges after her appeal was dismissed. Family photo
Iranian Aras Amiri, who has permanent residency in the UK, faces 10 years in jail on spying charges after her appeal was dismissed. Family photo
Aras Amiri: Iran upholds 10-year sentence for woman accused of spying
The Iranian student, who works for the British Council, was arrested in March 2018 while visiting her ill grandmother in Tehran
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The National
20 August, 2019