Fear looms over Iranian exiles in Turkey
As Iran’s political turmoil continues, many Iranian opposition supporters have fled to neighboring Turkey. They’re escaping what Amnesty International last week described as the worst human rights situation inside Iran in twenty years. BBC Tehran correspondent Jon Leyne has just returned from meeting members of the Iranian opposition in exile in Turkey, some of whom still fear for their safety.
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