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Senior Qom cleric says hangings need not be public
The senior Iranian Shiite Cleric in Qom responded to a question on the necessity of public hangings, saying the practice can be avoided if…
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U.S. calls for release of detained opposition leaders
The U.S. Department of State has called on Iranian authorities to end the house arrest of MirHosein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard and Mehdi Karroubi, who…
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Sunni group offers to exchange abducted guards for prisoners
The Jeysh-ol-adl organization has issued a statement calling for the release of 300 Sunni prisoners in exchange for the release of five Iranian border…
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Prisoners released for memorizing the Quran
Reza Sadeghi, the head of Isfahan Province Endowments and Charities, has reported that 16 prisoners on death row were pardoned for having memorized the…
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Gonabadi Dervishes get trial after 10 months in jail
Four detained Gonabadi Dervishes have finally been given a trial after spending 10 months in Shiraz’s Adelabad Prison. The Majzooban Noor website reports that…
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Rapists put to death in Iran’s latest public hangings
Two men convicted of rape and kidnapping were hanged in public this morning, Thursday February 13, in the city of Shiraz. One of the…
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Rights group calls opposition house arrests “illegal”
The Human Rights Defenders Centre has issued a statement declaring that the house arrests of Zahra Rahnavard, MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi are “illegal.”…
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Iran sending group to Pakistan after officials abducted
Iran’s deputy minister of the interior says a delegation is being dispatched to Pakistan to follow up on the abduction of five border officials…
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“Reformist” detainees released by Iranian judiciary
An opposition website reports that a number of “reformist youth” who were arrested yesterday in the Revolution anniversary march in Tehran have been released.…
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Sunni cleric calls for end of violence in Sistan-Baluchistan
Senior Sunni cleric and Zahedan Friday Mass Imam Mowlavi Abdolhamid has called for an end to kidnappings and violence in region. According to local…
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Top prosecutor says opposition leaders must repent to be released
Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei Iran’s Prosecutor General has announced that efforts to end the house arrest of MirHosein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard and Mehdi Karroubi are…
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Reports say people were arrested trying to join anniversary march
Iranian opposition websites report that a number of participants in today’s march marking the anniversary of the 1979 Revolution have been arrested by security…