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"Freedom for Iran!" With these defiant words, Iranian dancer Afshin Ghaffarian ended a public performance and began a new life as an exiled dissident in Europe. The 23-year-old was arrested in Tehran after taking part in nationwide protests triggered by the June re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, which critics say was due to a rigged vote.

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