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Risking 60 Lashes, Iranian Runs for Office So He Can Walk a Dog

More than 8,000 people are chasing the council’s 21 seats. The conservative candidates favored by hard-liners have been overwhelmed by an outpouring of activists and minorities. [Source]

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Origin: nytimes.com

Category: City Councils

Topics: minorities, activists, outpouring, overwhelmed, hard-liners, favored, candidates, conservative, seats, council’s, chasing, people, Office, Iranian, Lashes, Risking

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/world/middleeast/tehran-city-council-elections.html?partner=rss&emc=rss