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Rights groups write to UN about continuing abuses in Iran
A group of human rights organizations has sent a joint letter to the general assembly of the United Nations, reporting on the persistence of…
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Nuclear watchdog reports Iranian progress
In its latest report, the IAEA announced that Iran has halted the expansion of its uranium-enrichment facilities. In its first report since August, when…
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Iranian minister says joining Facebook “not a crime”
Ali Jannati, the Iranian minister of culture and guidance, announced that membership in Facebook is not a crime and “those who are members of…
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Russia says US proposal backed by Iran and Russia
Sergey Lavrov Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says a U.S. draft proposal for a nuclear deal had been accepted by Iran and was supported…
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U.S. State Secretary urges delay for new sanctions on Iran
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is urging the Senate Banking Committee to “pause” sanctions against Iran to give diplomatic talks with Iran in…
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Activists win fight to halt road in Abr Forest
Massoumeh Ebtekar, the head of Iran’s Department of the Environment, announced that construction has been halted on a controversial road in Abr Forest in…
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Obama extends emergency against Iran
U.S. President Barack Obama has extended the 33-year-old national emergency against Iran for another year. Obama stated that relations between Tehran and Washington have…
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The sole Iranian involved in the Apollo Project passes away
By: Ehsan Sanai Prominent Iranian mathematician Professor Abolghassem Ghaffari passed away on the night of Tuesday November 5, 2013, at the age of 106.…
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Rohani tells citizens’ rights bill is underway
Hassan Rohani Iranian President Hassan Rohani has told a gathering of parliamentary representatives of religious minorities that a Bill of Citizen Rights is now…
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Iran signs “cooperation” agreement with nuclear agency
Iran and the IAEA have signed an agreement on "a roadmap to cooperation” in establishing a mutually acceptable framework for the UN watchdog to…
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Judiciary dampens hopes of liberty for opposition leaders
Mousavi and Karroubi Iran’s prosecutor general announced at his latest press conference that the the opposition leaders under house arrest are offenders and there…
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Jailed journalist gets break from serving sentence
Massoud Bastani Jailed Iranian journalist Massoud Bastani was granted temporary release on Sunday November 10. Kaleme reports that Bastani, who has been in jail…

