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MPs select suburban city to be new political capital
The head of Iranian Parliament’s urban development commission has announced that the political capital is to be transferred to the suburbs of the city…
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Attack on border officials prompts multiple executions
Sixteen prisoners on death row in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan were executed today in response to an attack carried out on Saravan border…
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White House seeks delay on new sanctions against Iran
The White House has urged the U.S. Senate Banking Committee to delay another sanctions bill against Iran. Congress has been pressing for intensified sanctions…
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IAEA chief to meet with Iran’s top nuclear negotiator
The International Atomic Energy Agency has announced that agency chief Yukiya Amano will meet in Vienna with Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister and…
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Iran slams UN human rights report as “biased”
Marzieh Afkham Iran has announced that it does not recognize the legitimacy of the appointment of a UN rapporteur on human rights in Iran.…
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UN calls for help in relocating Iranian dissidents in Iraq
The UN Secretary General has called on UN member states to assist in relocating members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran now in…
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Political prisoners get respite from Evin’s Ward 350
Three Iranian political prisoners have been given a furlough from Ward 350 of Evin Prison. The Kaleme website reports that Morteza Khosravirad was released…
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Man who survived hanging to be pardoned
Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani The Iranian judiciary has announced that the executed man who has survived his hanging will not be subjected to another execution.…
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Detained opposition leader reportedly in “critical” health
Mehdi Karroubi The Campaign for Human Rights in Iran says the health of Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, who has been kept under house…
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Opposition leader under house arrest gets check-up
MirHosein Mousavi Iranian opposition leader MirHosein Mousavi was transferred to a clinic on Monday October 21 for a medical check-up. Kaleme reports that physicians…
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Political prisoner gets three-day furlough
Masoud Pedram Iranian political prisoner Masoud Pedram was given a furlough on Tuesday October 22. Kaleme reports that the Nationalist-Religious activist was given a…
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Man who survived hanging now in coma
Iranian officials say the 37-year-old man who was found alive after being hanged for drug charges is now in a coma. IRNA reports that…