Iran rearrests prominent conservationists freed just two years ago
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Shreya Dasgupta
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MongabayIran rearrests prominent conservationists freed just two years agomongabay.comIranian security forces in Tehran arrested wildlife conservationists Houman Jowkar and Sepideh Kashani, alongside Sepideh’s sister, Sima Kashani, on July 1, 2026, according to reports from multiple Iranian news sources. Jowkar and Sepideh, who are married, are experts on the critically endangered Asiatic cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus) and were previously arrested in 2018 on espionage […]
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