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Tracey Shelton, wires

Iranian footballer handed death sentence in connection to protests, Iran ousted from UN women's group

Iranian footballer Amir Reza Nasr Azadani has been sentenced to death after he was arrested last month for joining nationwide protests against the country's clerical establishment, human rights groups have said.

Mr Azadani was arrested in connection to the deaths of three security personnel during protests in Isfahan and accused of "waging war against God", according to Iran's ISNA news agency.

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