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One hundred and sixty years in prison, 1480 lashes, and fines for 22 environmental activists in Iran

April 10, 2022
One hundred and sixty years in prison, 1480 lashes, and fines for 22 environmental activists in Iran

Decades of government mismanagement of environmental issues in Iranian cities have left neither healthy air to breathe nor clean, sufficient drinking water. The construction of underground projects and tunnels with the lack of environmental regulations by companies affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards and the Ministry of Energy has created chronic and irreparable waste and pollution…