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Accused journalist returns to court for further questioning
Serajeddin Mirdamadi Serajeddin Mirdamadi, an Iranian journalist and former student activist, was summoned to Evin Court on Saturday March 1 to offer a series…
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EU diplomat set for first visit to Iran
Ashton & Zarif EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is scheduled to travel to Iran on March 8 for her first visit. The Fars…
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Jailed activist refuses food in bid to help dervishes
Kasra Nouri Jailed Iranian blogger and activist Kasra Nouri has begun a hunger strike in jail to protest the authorities’ refusal to address the…
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Culture minister muses about looser internet restrictions
The Iranian minister of culture and guidance says 4 million Iranian internet users are on Facebook and it is not practical for the government…
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Man faces execution for alleged mockery of prophet
Rouhollah Tavana A 34-year-old Iranian man is in imminent danger of hanging for allegedly “insulting the Prophet” in a recorded private joke that security…
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Iranian nuclear negotiator expresses doubts about talks
A senior member of the Iranian nuclear negotiating team says he is not very optimistic about the outcome of the talks with the 5+1.…
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Government asks public input to set level of financial need
President Hassan Rohani’s first deputy Eshagh Jahangiri has called on the public to give him feedback on what they believe should be the income…
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Iranian businessman released, faces corruption trial in Turkey
Reza Zarrab, an Iranian businessman, is the prime suspect in the financial corruption case in Turkey involving several senior government officials. The newspaper Today’s…
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Yazd retirees petition Rohani for inflation compensation
Hundreds of retired workers in Yazd have signed a petition addressed to President Hassan Rohani calling for increases in their Social Security payments to…
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France names Iranian filmmaker to prestigious order
Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi received France’s Officier des Arts et des Lettres medal from French Culture Minister Aurelie Filipetti on February 27. There are…
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Ancient depiction of winged human found in Khomein
An ancient petroglyph of a winged human has been discovered in the Timreh region of Khomein, IRNA reports. IRNA quotes Iranian petroglyph expert Mohammad…
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Captive border officers well despite death threat
Iran’s Interior Ministry has announced that the five border officers abducted in Sistan-Baluchistan are alive and well, despite last week’s statements by their abductors,…