World Economic Forum boots Iranian foreign minister from Davos summit amid deadly crackdown on protesters
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World Economic Forum withdraws Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi's invitation to Davos after an advocacy group urged barring Iranian regime officials amid protests.
Ashley Carnahan is a writer at Fox News Digital.
"Although he was invited last fall, the tragic loss of lives of civilians in Iran over the past few weeks means that it is not right for the Iranian government to be represented at Davos this year," the organization said.
The announcement comes after the advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) sent a letter to WEF President Børge Brende on Friday, urging him to rescind the invitation and bar Iranian regime officials from attending amid a brutal crackdown on civilians.
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