Iranian-American sentenced to prison, allegedly without a trial

Iran has imprisoned a number of dual citizens of the United States and European countries on disputed charges.
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A placard with a portrait of French Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah, imprisoned in Iran, is placed outside the City Hall in Paris on June 5, 2020. Adelkhah, a prominent anthropologist specializing in Shiite Islam, was arrested on June 5, 2019, and has been held behind bars ever since. - BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty Images
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An Iranian American man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on spying charges, even though his family says his trial took place without him.

The family said Emad Shargi was cleared of the charges in December 2019, but then was informed he was guilty by a court in November, The Associated Press reported.

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