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Iran’s new proposal at nuclear talks creates a buzz
As nuclear talks between Iran and the six world powers get underway, a spokesman for Catherine Ashton, the EU foreign policy chief, announced on…
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Iran asks for “supportive media” during nuclear talks
Iran’s foreign minister has called on the media to refrain from “spreading rumours and erroneous translations of statements” during the nuclear negotiations in Geneva.…
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Gov’t says family subsidies budget facing enormous shortfall
Mohammadbagher Nobakht The deputy head of budgets and planning for the Rohani government says the budget for paying family subsidies is facing a shortfall…
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Supreme Leader pardons more political prisoners
Evin Prison Another six political prisoners have been released from Evin Prison with a pardon from the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic. The…
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Shipbuilding workers unpaid, jobs precarious
One hundred and twenty workers at the Arvandan Shipbuilding Company in Khuzestan have not received their wages or benefits for over six months and…
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Students suspicious of young woman’s alleged suicide
The death of a female student at Bouali Hamadani University has led to a student sit-in at the university, with students demanding accurate information…
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Mousavi campaign worker gets sentence reduced
Emad Bahavar The Iranian judiciary has reduced the 10-year prison sentence given to Emad Bahavar, a member of Nationalist-Religious youth. Bahavar’s lawyer reports that…
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Top cleric slams conditions on opposition leaders’ release
Karroubi, Mousavi & Rahnavard Iranian senior cleric Ayatollah Ali Mohammad Dastgheib has criticized placing conditions on the release of Iran’s Green Movement leaders and…
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EU calls for release of Christian pastor in Iran
The European Union Parliament issued a statement on Thursday October 10, urging the Iranian government to release Saeed Abedini, the Iranian Christian pastor now…
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“Homosexuals and devil worshippers” arrested in Iran
Kermanshah Prison The Kermanshah Revolutionary Guards have reported on their website the arrest of a group of “homosexuals and devil worshippers.” The report from…
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High-profile journalist gets temporary leave from prison
Bahman Ahmadi Amouyi Prominent jailed journalist Bahman Ahmadi Amouyi has been given temporary leave from Rejai Shahr Prison. The Human Rights Activists News Agency…
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Iran border guards rejecting thousands of “illegal arrivals” daily
Iranian border authorities say more than 34,000 people are being turned away from the country's borders on a daily basis. Brigadier Geenral Hossein Zolfaghari…

