Iran frees dissident Farhad Meysami after photos of his emaciated condition cause outrage online

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An Iranian doctor and rights activist has been released from Tehran’s infamous Evin prison one week after photographs of his severely emaciated condition emerged on social media. The ministry said in a statement Friday that “France rejoices at the release this evening of Madame Fariba Adelkhah, researcher at the International Research Centre at Sciences Po who was unjustly detained in Iran in Evin prison. ' Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh says the anger behind Iran's protests remains \n ')

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