EU delegation cancels Tehran trip over visit to jailed rights activists

The controversial visit by a European Parliament delegation to Iran Saturday was called off after Tehran refused permission for them to see two jailed activists just awarded the EU Sakharov human rights prize. The politicians wanted to present the award to Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and filmmaker Jafar Panahi.

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