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Activist detained despite release order
Hossein Ronaghi Maleki The Tehran prosecutor’s office is refusing to release jailed human rights activist Hossein Ronaghi Maleki for medical treatment. The Kaleme opposition…
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New warden steps up pressure on prisoners
Iranian opposition media report that Evin Prison was raided by special guards today, and political prisoners were subjected to body searches. The Kaleme website…
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Downed drone has Iranian origin
Hassan Nasrullah Lebanese leader Hassan Nasrullah has announced that the unmanned aerial vehicle recently downed by Israel was built in Iran and assembled in…
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Russia says threat of force hindering nuclear talks
Sergey Lavrov Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the threat of military action against Iran has disrupted the course of nuclear negotiations. Ria Novosti…
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Earthquake shakes up Shiraz
A severe earthquake rocked Shiraz on Wednesday evening, injuring a number of people near the southern Iranian city. The earthquake, which occurred at around…
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Supreme Leader dismisses impact of sanctions
Ayatollah Khamenei Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei dismissed the gravity of economic woes and protests in Iran and maintained that “the sanctions implemented against…
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Hashemi lawyer protests against client’s treatment
Mehdi Hashemi The lawyer for the family of Hashemi Rafsanjani says his client, Mehdi Hashemi, is being held in solitary confinement and has been…
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Two Iranians up for rights prize
Nasrin Sotoudeh Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and prominent Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi have been shortlisted for the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize. The…
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Justice!
caricaturist: Mana Neyestani
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Health Ministry to study effects of interference waves
The Iranian Health Ministry has announced it is setting up a committee to monitor the effects of satellite waves on human health. Hamid Hosseiny,…
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Iran takes a step to appease nuclear critics
Iran says the conversion of its highly enriched uranium into powder for its medical research reactor, as documented by UN monitors, is a “serious…
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Activist demands justice from head of judiciary
Hossein Ronaghi Maleki Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, a detained Iranian human rights activist, has called on the head of the Iranian judiciary to prosecute the…

