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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/09/world/middleeast/09iran.html
Iran Still Holds 500 Protesters
[New York Times] Michael Slackman - Iranian officials said Wednesday that they had released 2,000 people who were arrested for participating in demonstrations, but continued holding an additional 500 prisoners who would be put on trial. The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, a New York-based group, said the government was continuing to make arrests.