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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tory Shepherd

Actor and Sydney peace prize winner Nazanin Boniadi urges Australia to sanction key Iranian officials

British-Iranian actress and activist Nazanin Boniadi who has been awarded the 2023 Sydney Peace Prize
British-Iranian Nazanin Boniadi, 2023 Sydney peace prize winner, met foreign minister Penny Wong at the start of an Australian tour. Photograph: Bri Hammond/The Guardian

An Australian-educated Iranian government minister behind internet shutdowns in Iran should be sanctioned, the winner of the 2023 Sydney peace prize says.

The British-Iranian actor and activist Nazanin Boniadi met the Australian foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, in Adelaide on Wednesday morning at the start of a packed Australian tour.

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