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‘There’s power in numbers’: Almost 50 Canadian MPs (so far) have sponsored detained Iranians

More than 70 Iranian men, women, and teens detained by the Iranian regime, many facing death sentences, have been politically sponsored by Liberal, Conservative, and NDP MPs.

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT
January 25, 2023

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