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Iran court reverses death sentence of popular mystic (The Foreign Desk)

An Iranian court has overturned the death sentence of popular mystic Mohammad Ali Taheri for a second time, according to his attorneys.

Taheri, 61, a popular and highly-revered teacher, was sentenced to death in August on charges of ‘blasphemy’ and creating a cult.

Taheri’s lawyer, Mohammad Alizadeh Tabatabai, announced Monday that the latest death sentence has been annulled and the case had been referred to a branch of the country’s supreme court.

Rights groups, the U.N.’s high commissioner and the U.S. State Department have expressed concern over Taheri’s death sentence. [Read More]

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