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On the recordNovember 12, 2013
Despite Rouhani's rhetoric and his charm offensive, every indication is that he continues in his predecessor's footsteps and has not halted or even curbed the regime's systematic and widespread human rights violations.
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Republican · Florida

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Criticism of Iran's human rights violations under President Rouhani.

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