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New president of Tehran University announced
Farhad Rahbar Iran’s Ministry of Science has announced that Farhad Rahbar’s four-year term as president of the University of Tehran has ended and he…
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Activist’s state unclear a month after arrest
Dana Lanjabadi A month after the arrest of Iranian-Kurdish activist Dana Lanjabadi, he remains in an undetermined state at the Intelligence Ministry detention centre…
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Iranian FM sees potential success as nuclear talks resume
Ashton & Zarif A new round of talks between Iran and the world powers began today in Vienna with an eye to reaching a…
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Bus crash kills 18, rescue operation continues
Haraz Road Eighteen people were killed and 25 wounded after a passenger bus crashed off a cliff on the Haraz Road in northern Iran.…
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Activists get solitary for protesting closure of prison library
Imprisoned labour activists Rasoul Bedaghi and Shahrokh Zamani have been transferred to solitary confinement at Rejai Shahr Prison for their protests against the closure…
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Supreme Leader pessimistic as nuclear talks recommence
Ayatollah Khamenei Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei told a gathering in Tabriz that he is not optimistic about the nuclear negotiations but neither is…
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Iran accuses U.S. of meddling with its statement on arrests
Marzieh Afkham The spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry has declared that the U.S. State Department’s statement regarding Zahra Rahnavard, MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi…
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MP appeals to officials to meet demands of unpaid workers
A Tabriz MP has denounced the aggressive confrontation of workers from the Tabrizkaf Tile factory, calling on officials to meet the workers’ demand. ILNA…
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Noose already in place as condemned man gets reprieve
A convicted murderer on death row in Kerman was saved from his decreed fate at the foot of the gallows when the family of…
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Mousavi’s campaign worker arrested upon return to Iran
Kazem Barjasteh Iranian political activist Kazem Barjasteh was taken to Evin prison this week upon his return to Iran. The Kaleme website reports that…
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Lack of rainfall leaves Iranian cities with little water
Iran’s power ministry has reported that the current year is “the worst year in terms of precipitation” and eight major Iranian cities will face…
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Activists mark four years of opposition house arrests
225 Iranian activists issued a statement calling for the release of opposition leaders MirHosein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi and Zahra Rahnavard. Kaleme reports in a…