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British delegation to Iran next step in rebuilding ties
Jack Straw Iran’s non-resident chargé d'affaire to Britain reports that a British parliamentary delegation will visit Iran for a three-day visit in January. Mohammad…
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Iranian dissidents attacked at Iraqi camp
Camp Liberty, which shelters Iranian dissidents belonging to Mujahedin-e Khalq in Iraq, was targeted with rockets on the night of Thursday December 26, in…
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Iranian judicial figure accuses Ahmadinejad of lying in office
Mohammad Jafar Montazeri The head of Iran’s Court of Administrative Justice has called former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a “liar.” Mohammad Jafar Montazeri was…
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Journalist slams Rohani government for continued press chill
Mashallah Shamsolvaezin Iranian journalist Mashallah Shamsolvaezin has criticized the new administration for failing to take any effective steps toward freedom of the press. Shamsolvaezin…
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Mine workers in Sirjan protest for back wages
Workers at the Pariz Darrezar Mine in Kerman gathered in protest in front of Sirjan governor’s offices to demand their unpaid wages. ISNA reports…
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Journalists group says it’s cleared to reopen
The head of the Association of Iranian Journalist has announced that the association will soon reopen. Badrolsadat Mofidi told the Payam-e No website that…
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Iran releases tally of Iranians on death row abroad
Seven hundred Iranians outside of Iran are facing the death sentence, according to Iranian authorities. ISNA reports that according to the foreign ministry, there…
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Prisoners refuse food to support sugarcane workers
Two Iranian political prisoners have begun a hunger strike in support of the protest movement by Haft Tapeh Sugarcane Company workers. Shahrokh Zamani and…
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Burn victims’ families take grievance to president’s office
The families of 12 burn victims from the Sheenabad school fire disaster staged a sit-in together with students in front of the president’s office…
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Iranian-made gasoline seen as pollution factor
Iran’s Department of the Environment says air pollution in the country and particularly in Tehran has reached critical levels and it called for “standard…
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Iranian MPs vote to move capital despite reservations
Iranian Parliament has approved the plan to move the political capital out of Tehran. Khaneh Mellat reports that the despite the speaker’s recognition that…
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Rohani aide says detained leaders hold key to own release
Karroubi – Mousavi An aide to President Rohani says the potential release of Iranian opposition leaders from house arrest depends upon their willingness to…