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When justice is regressive

Asieh Amini was only a small child when the Iranian Revolution transformed Iran, ushering out the old order and bringing in the new, purportedly religious, one. It was a welcome change for her family who were rural and religious. When the violence was over, her maternal uncle, Ayatollah Gilani, became the chief justice under the …

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September 1, 2017