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US Officials Silent on Iran's Rights Record Early in Biden Term as They Focus
on Nuclear Threat

Michael Lipin

   WASHINGTON - A group of Iranian dissidents has urgedU.S.President Joe
   Biden to support their demands forseculardemocracy and respect for
   human rights in Iran, issues on which Biden's administration has been
   silent early in its term as it focuses oncurbing the Islamic
   Republic'snuclear program.

   In an open letter to Biden dated February 1, written in English and
   shared with VOA Persian, the 38 Iran-based activists wished him success
   following his January 20 inauguration and appealed to his
   administration to consider incorporating several of their political
   goals in its Iran policy.

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