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Unemployment on the rise amongst women
Workers House reports that unemployment amongst women has doubled during two terms of Ahmadinejad administration. Hossein Mahjoub told Shargh Newspaper that women workers now…
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Iranian art collector plans contemporary art museum in Dubai
By: Shabnam Seyfi Prominent Iranian art collector Ramin Salsali is planning to erect a modern art gallery in the heart of Dubai’s commercial centre.…
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Study weighs Iranians’ growing social, health burdens
A new study by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran indicates that the policies of the Ahmadinejad administration together with international sanctions…
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Iranian youth drinking more, drinking dangerously
Iran’s Health Ministry has announced a troubling increase in alcohol consumption by Iranian youth. ISNA reports that Abbas Ali Nasehi, the head of the…
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Former minister warns of drug price crisis
Marzieh Dastjerdi Former Iranian Health Minister Marzieh Dastjerdi has warned that the surging increase in the price of medical drugs will soon surpass 100…
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Japan, Russia urge diplomatic solution for Iran
Japan and Russia have called for a diplomatic solution to the nuclear disputes with Iran and urged the Iranian government to take steps to…
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Jailed journalist on hunger strike
Khosro Kordpour Jailed journalist Khosro Kordpour, director of the Mokerian News Agency in Kurdistan, has been on hunger strike for 11 days at the…
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Special Forces break up strikers’ blockade
Protesting workers at the Khatoonabad Copper Factory in Kerman province were dispersed by last night when Special Forces intervened. Mahian News reports that close…
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Ahmadinejad refutes story on vote fraud
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad The Public Affairs Office of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has denied allegations published in an article on the Baztab website that he…
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Supreme Leader’s brother wants opposition freed
Hadi Khamenei Hadi Khamenei, the brother of Iran’s Supreme Leader, has called on the authorities to liberate the opposition leaders from their house arrest.…
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Motahari supports reformist presence in election
Ali Motahari Conservative MP Ali Motahari has once again emphasized that the government should not interfere in the election, saying: “There is no problem…
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Falling currency raises costs for Iranian pilgrims
Iran’s Pilgrimage and Haj Organization says the cost of pilgrimage travel has risen due to the fall in the value of the national currency…

