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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Iranian academic will appeal against prison sentence for criticising government

Sadegh Zibakalam sits with his hand over his mouth in a press conference
Sadegh Zibakalam is an outspoken professor of political science Photograph: Ali Hadadi Asl/www.yjc.ir

One of the most distinguished former political science professors at the University of Tehran, who was sentenced to a year in jail for tweeting about the alleged poisoning of schoolchildren, has said his sentence was inexplicable and he will appeal against it.

Sadegh Zibakalam said nothing in his tweet directly accused the government of being behind the mysterious spate of alleged poisonings of schoolchildren that left hundreds in hospital and no one charged.

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