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Extended furlough denied for jailed human rights lawyer
Nasrin Sotoudeh Nasrin Sotoudeh, the Iranian human rights lawyer who was given a furlough from Evin Prison to spend the New Year celebrations with…
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Conservative denies Supreme Leader directed voters
Ahmad Khatami Iranian hardliner Ahmad Khatami has denied that Iran’s Supreme Leader ever directed the public to vote for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the last…
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Iran slams Arab League for Syrian switch
Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib The Iranian Foreign Ministry has denounced the Arab League’s decision to offer Syria’s seat at the federation to representatives of the…
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Iran’s Nobel laureate shines light on dervishes’ plight
Shirin Ebadi Iranian Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi has urged the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Iran to highlight the plight of…
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Iran’s trade with Dubai declines sharply
Trade between Iran and Dubai has fallen by 31 percent compared to last year, Dubai customs officials report. Reuters reports that U.S. sanctions on…
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Conservative calls for closure on opposition leaders’ detention
Habibollah Asgaroladi Habibollah Asgaroladi, a chief conservative figure, has once again called for a resolution in the matter of opposition leaders MirHosein Mousavi and…
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Two more Gonabadi prisoners join hunger strike
Another two Gonabadi prisoners in Iran have begun a hunger strike in protest against the treatment of their lawyers, who are currently being held…
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Ahmadinejad ally swears election will be clean
Esfandiar Rahim Mashai Esfandiar Rahim Mashai, a close aide and advisor to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has announced that the government will not allow…
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Mother of jailed activist fears for son’s health
Monavar Hashemi, the mother of jailed student activist Majid Dori, has expressed grave concern regarding her son’s condition in jail and she is urging…
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Dervishes plead with jailed peers to end hunger strike
A group of Gonabadi dervishes has issued an open letter urging Saleh Moradi and Kasra Nouri, the two jailed Gonabadi dervishes who have been…
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Iran has big spike in holiday road accidents
Iranian media report that 74 people were killed and 670 injured in road accidents since the New Year began on Thursday March 21. IRNA…
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Iran rejects Saudi claim about Iranian spy
Ramin Mehmanparast Iran has denied Saudi claims that an Iranian citizen is a part of the alleged spy ring recently arrested in Saudi Arabia.…

