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Two Iranian journalists arrested
Two more Iranian journalists were arrested by Iranian security forces on the night of Saturday January 26. Milad Fadayi-Asl, the head of ILNA’s political…
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Report says jailed dervish severely beaten
Hamidreza Moradi Hamidreza Moradi, a jailed Gonabadi dervish currently serving a sentence in Evin Prison, was severely beaten by security forces during interrogations, the…
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MP says cutting drug subsidies same as “killing patients”
A member of Iranian Parliament’s health commission says that cutting the subsidized foreign currency available for medical drugs is equivalent to “killing patients across…
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Iran says Syria “frontline” against Israel
Ahmad Vahidi The Iranian Defence Minister says Syria, as the “frontline of resistance against Israel, should not be weakened.” The Fars news agency reported…
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Iran curtails spread of “culture of Valentine”
Iranian customs has issued an order banning all goods that are linked in any way to Valentine’s Day. ISNA reported on Saturday January 26…
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An Attempt for Gender Equality
caricaturist: Mana Neyestani
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Nuclear talks delayed until next month
Iranian media report that nuclear talks between Iran and the world powers, which were supposed to take place this month, have been postponed. The…
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Mousavi children fear for parents under house arrest
Rahnavard and Mousavi The children of Iranian opposition leaders MirHosein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard have announced that for the past two months they have…
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New armed forces base to counter “soft war”
Masoud Jazayeri Masoud Jazayeri, the deputy head of the Iranian armed forces, says the forces have established a “Soft War” base and “Film and…
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Rights groups speak out for condemned Iranian-Arabs
The groups Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International called on the Iranian judiciary on Thursday January 24 to quash the death sentence against five…
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Evin Prison is no “hotel” says jailed reformist
Mohsen Mirdamadi Jailed reformist Mohsen Mirdamadi has issued an open letter from Evin Prison to challenge the recent favourable reports of a parliamentary delegation…
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Groups rally support for condemned prisoners
Shirin Ebadi Shirin Ebadi issued a joint statement today with 29 Iranian and international human rights organizations, calling for a halt to the execution…

