Thousands Flee Iran as Noose Tightens

(Wall Street Journal) Steve Stecklow and Farnaz Fassihi - The UN says more than 4,200 Iranians have sought refugee status since Iran's controversial June presidential vote and bloody street violence. Nevsehir, Turkey, is home to 543 Iranians seeking asylum. Others have turned up in countries as far away as Australia, Canada and Sweden.


2009-12-11 08:06:51

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