Source: Amnesty International<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P12yuy-1ri","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5590,"url":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/figures-on-kurdish-kolbars\/","url_meta":{"origin":5536,"position":0},"title":"Figures on Kurdish Kolbars","author":"Ali","date":"March 10, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The political and security situation in Iran has in many respects worsened in the past several years. This is especially the case with respect to the plight of the non-Persian nations. 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