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First steps taken in release of political prisoners
Evin Prison A group of political prisoners was released from Evin Prison in Tehran on temporary leave, the first step toward conditional or complete…
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Some professors forced into retirement return to faculty
The head of Allameh Tabatabai University has announced that some retired professors have now returned to the university faculty. The Mehr News Agency reports…
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Environment official tries to halt sale of “ecological” park
Massoumeh Ebtekar The head of Iran’s Environment Department has written to the vice president to call for a halt to the proposed sale of…
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Defence optimistic as jailed brothers go back on trial
Massoud and Khosro Kordpour attended their second trial on September 16 in a Mahabad Revolutionary Court. The Mukerian news website reports that the session…
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Iranians take gold at World Wrestling Championships
Reza Yazdani Iranian wrestlers captured two gold medals on the first day of competition at the FILA World Wrestling Championships in Budapest. Hassan Rahimi…
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Meeting set for British, Iranian foreign ministers
The British foreign ministry has announced that the British foreign secretary will meet with his Iranian counterpart on the sidelines of the UN General…
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Rohani calls on IRGC to help build economy
Hassan Rohani Iranian President Hassan Rohani has called on Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps to take on large national projects but stay out of politics.…
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Expelled students allowed to return to studies
Jafar Tofighi Jafar Tofighi, the interim head of Iran’s Ministry Science, has announced that a review of the cases of a number of suspended…
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UN official visits Iran to elicit more aid for Syrians
Valerie Amos, the UN’s humanitarian chief, met with Iranian officials on Sunday September 15 to secure more humanitarian assistance for Syrian civilians caught in…
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President urged to help free jailed journalist brothers
Thirty Iranian activists have written an open letter to President Hassan Rohani calling for his support in securing the release of jailed journalist brothers…
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Industrial pollution in Arak inspires yet another protest
Protests were held today in the city of Arak, with citizens demanding that authorities take immediate to reduce environmental pollution. Today’s demonstration marked the…
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Human-chain protest brings halt to mining activities
Over the past two days, hundreds of mountain climbers and environmental activists from across Iran have gathered in Kerman to create a human chain…