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Canada ups pressure on Iran to let environmentalist's wife leave

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AFP Ottawa
Last Updated : Mar 21 2018 | 12:50 AM IST

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his foreign minister today demanded that Iran allow the Canadian widow of an environmentalist who died in prison to leave the country.

In a Twitter message, the Canadian leader said: "Iran must allow Maryam Mombeini to leave the country and travel to Canada to be with her family."
He was echoed by Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, who said in a statement: "We continue to call on Iranian authorities to immediately give Maryam Mombeini, a Canadian citizen, the freedom to return home."

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First Published: Mar 21 2018 | 12:50 AM IST

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