Europe urged to raise plight of Iran’s political prisoners in any future talks

Rights activists say Tehran’s crackdown must be on agenda in any talks on future relations between Europe and Iran

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Iranian human rights groups are urging MEPs and European governments to escalate the issue of Tehran’s mistreatment of political prisoners, arguing that the crackdown on internal dissent must be on the agenda in any talks about future relations between Europe and Iran.