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She was sentenced to five years in prison over allegations, which she denies, of plotting to overthrow the Tehran government.

A peaceful protester, Maria Kolesnikova was sentenced to 11 years for extremism and supposedly plotting to overthrow the government.

First, there's the fear of difference and the paranoid belief that those who are deemed "different" are plotting against the in-group.

The leaked recording revealed De León, two other council members and a labor leader plotting to manipulate redistricting to retain their power and diminish that of their perceived enemies.

There are also frequent accusations of coup plotting, which further fuels paranoia.