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EU diplomat’s meeting with Iranian activists stirs controversy
Tehran Member of Parliament Mehdi Kochakzadeh has taken shots at the Ministry of Intelligence and the Foreign Ministry for allowing EU diplomat Catherine Ashton…
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Iran faces zero population growth in three decades
The head of Iran’s Civil Registry says the country’s population growth rate will hit zero in 30 years. Mohammad Nazemi Ardekani said the country then…
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Iran reaches preliminary deal to build two nuclear reactors
Iran plans to build two more nuclear power generators with its Russian partners, the Tasnim website reports. Behrouz Kamalvandi, a spokesman for the Iran…
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Hundreds protest transfer of Iran’s Social Security Fund
Five hundred Tehran workers and retirees insured under the Social Security Fund gathered in front of the Parliament building on Wednesday March 12 to…
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Iranian activist Khazali faces 13th court case
Mehdi Khazali, an Iranian physician and political activist, has reported that the Isfahan prosecutor is launching a new file against him for alleged disturbance…
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Jailed blogger’s father seeks prosecutor’s help
Hossein Ronaghi Maleki Ahmad Ronaghi Maleki, the father of jailed blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, has written to the Tehran Prosecutor calling for the release…
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EU diplomat’s meeting with Iranian women draws fire
On her first trip to Tehran, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton met with Gohar Eshghi, the mother of Sattar Beheshti (the jailed blogger…
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Qazvin farmers protest alleged attempt to throw them off land
A group of Iranian farmers, growers and ranchers in Khagineh Township in Qazvin staged a protest at the offices of the Qazvin Attorney General.…
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Dervishes released following arrests at protest
Dervishes arrested in the protest in front of the Tehran’s Prosecutor’s office were released today, Monday March 10. The Majzooban-e Noor website reports that…
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Iran promotes wider relations with EU during diplomat’s visit
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton met with Iranian President Hassan Rohani on March 10 in Tehran. Rohani commended Ashton for her visit, describing…
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Prosecutor’s office stresses Facebook ban amid reports of free access
The deputy Prosecutor General of Iran announced that no officials anywhere in Iran have the authority to stop the filtering of Facebook as deemed…
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Pro-dervish protesters attacked by security forces
On the second day of a gathering in support of Gonabadi dervishes in front of the Tehran Prosecutor’s office, security forces had a violent…

