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Technical university bans women from some programs
Isfahan University of Technology The Isfahan University of Technology has closed seven fields of study to female applicants. ISNA reports that the university is…
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Prisoners launch hunger strike at Ghezel Hessar Prison
Prisoners in three sections of Ghezel Hessar Prison in Karaj are reportedly on hunger strike in a protest against prison management. The Human Rights…
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Daughter of late Supreme Leader urges election reconsideration
Zahra Mostafavi Zahra Mostafavi, the daughter of the late founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Khomeini, has written a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader,…
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Ahmadinejad’s candidate will challenge disqualification
Esfandiar Rahim Mashai Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke out against the Guardian Council’s disqualification of his chief advisor from the presidential race, saying: “I will pursue…
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Rafsanjani won’t challenge ejection from presidential race
Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani The head of Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani’s election headquarters announced that the moderate cleric will not challenge his disqualification by the Guardian…
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Controversial candidates barred from running for president
The Interior Ministry has announced the names of eight people approved by the Guardian Council to run the in the presidential election, and the…
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Guardian Council denies media reports about approved candidates
Abbasali Kadkhodayi Abbasali Kadkhodayi, the spokesman for the Guardian Council, announced today that the list of presidential candidates approved by the council has been…
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Cleric warns Supreme Leader against barring candidate
Ayatollah Haeri Shirazi A senior Iranian cleric has warned Iran’s Supreme Leader not to let prominent presidential candidates be disqualified. In a letter to…
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Big names missing from early reports of approved candidates
Following a report by the Tasnim News Agency, the Mehr News Agency has also reported that the Guardian Council has approved eight applicants for…
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Reformist candidate inspires end of hunger strike
Mehdi Khazali Mehdi Khazali, a prominent Iranian political prisoner, has ended his hunger strike after 140 days following the announcement of Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani’s…
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Security forces in place for announcement of candidates
An Iranian opposition website reports that Tehran “has put on a military face” as the Guardian Council is set to announce today the presidential…
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Prisoner sews lips together in hunger protest
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reports that Mostafa Mesri, an Iranian-Kurd political prisoner, has begun a hunger strike, sewing his lips…

