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Cancer specialist warns of rising wave
The head of the Iran Cancer Conference says “environmental pollution, rising obesity, a lack of activity and unhealthy living habits” are hitting Iran with…
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Conservative cleric meets with jailed reformist son
Mehdi Khazali Hardline cleric Abolghassem Khazali met with his estranged son Mehdi Khazali in Evin Prison on Tuesday January 22. Kaleme reports that the…
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Facial Recognition
caricaturist: Mana Neyestani
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UN group decries opposition house arrests
Mousavi, Rahnavard, Karroubi The house arrest of three Iranian opposition leaders has been challenged by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD),…
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Parliament receives notice to impeach minister
Abdolreza Sheikholeslami Iran’s Parliament has received the motion to impeach Labour Minister Abdolreza Sheikholeslami for having appointed Saeed Mortazavi to head the Social Security…
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Judicial head defends public hanging of robbers
Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani The head of Iran’s judiciary says the execution of two prisoners convicted of armed robbery was in the “interest of the…
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Jailed journalists given furloughs
Ahmad Zeidabadi, Masoud Bastani Iranian journalists Ahmad Zeidabadi and Masoud Bastani have been given a furlough from Evin Prison and were temporarily released on…
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Former president says reformists must turn to the people
Mohammad Khatami Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami expressed grave concern regarding Iran’s current situation and stressed that the reformists should turn to the people…
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Accused prosecutor keeps controversial job
Saeed Mortazavi Saeed Mortazavi, the notorious former Tehran Prosecutor accused of causing the deaths of detainees at Kahrizak Prison in 2009, is staying at…
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Family says Sotoudeh’s furlough cut short
Nasrin Sotoudeh Iranian lawyer and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh has been returned to Evin Prison after she was granted a furlough on Saturday,…
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Teams dispatched to Sirch earthquake site
An earthquake of 5.5 magnitude on the Richter scale rocked Sirch in Kerman Province on Monday night at 11:23 PM. Mehr news agency reports…
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Court says Central Bank chief got dismissal notice
Mahmoud Bahmani Iran’s Court of Audit announced that Mahmoud Bahmani, the head of the Central Bank, has been given notice of dismissal in connection…

