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In Iran, the authorities executed by hanging the opponent Rouhollah Zam, accused of having played an active role in the 2017 protest. Protected by France, which has long served as an exile, he was arrested in October 2019 by Iran and tried for "corruption on earth", "offenses against the internal and external security of the country", "espionage for the benefit of the French intelligence service" and insulting the "sanctity of Islam".
Despite his protests, neither France nor the European Union were able to prevent his execution.
Finally, the Egyptian Nadeen Ashraf was selected by the BBC to be on its list of 100 100 women for 2020. She became known in her country, Egypt, after having denounced on her blog two cases of sexual harassment .
An initiative that has pushed hundreds of Egyptian women to follow suit.
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