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Sunday, July 18, 2004

Indignation as Iran halts controversial Kazemi trial

www.channelnewsasia.com
TEHRAN : Iran's hardline judiciary, accused of a cover-up in the death of Iranian-Canadian photographer Zahra Kazemi, drew fresh indignation by barring diplomats and journalists from the trial of her alleged killer and then abruptly halting the case.As the second round of hearings into the controversial case opened, Canadian ambassador Philip Mackinnon, Dutch ambassador Hein De Vries as well as senior diplomats from the French and British embassies were bluntly told to stay out.
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