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Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani criticises death sentences against scholars in countries of the region

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In a letter, the Iranian religious authority criticised prison and death sentences handed down against some scholars in countries of the region. He said any attack on scholars who defend religious beliefs and the rights of their peoples is condemnable.

Hossein Nouri Hamedani is a senior Shia religious authority based in Qom, Iran, one of the main centres of Shia clerical learning.

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