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EU countries summon Iranian ambassadors over human rights concerns

Iran's ambassadors to three European countries have been summoned this week over Tehran's human rights practices.
Iran ambassador to France arrives in a car to attend the New Year wishes ceremony of French President to the diplomatic corps on January 12, 2017 at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris.  / AFP / STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN        (Photo credit should read STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images)

European countries summoned Iranian ambassadors this week over Iran’s treatment of prisoners, including European citizens.

The British news outlet The Guardian reported that the United Kingdom’s Foreign Office summoned Iranian Ambassador Hamid Baeidinejad on Tuesday. France and Germany also called on the Iranian ambassadors to their countries this week. The three European states acted together, according to the outlet.

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