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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

A son says a leader of Iran's 2009 Green Movement protests will be freed from house arrest

One of the leaders of Iran's 2009 Green Movement protests will be released from house arrest in the coming weeks, his son told state media Monday. However, previous speculation that he would be released failed to come true.

Mehdi Karroubi, a Shiite cleric, parliament speaker and two-time presidential candidate, has been held in his home since the 2011 Arab Spring protests.

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