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Service held to remember slain Kahrizak detainees
Three years after three prisoners were killed under torture at Kahrizak Prison, friends and families of the victims held a memorial service at Tehran’s…
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Iran denies involvement in bombing
The Iranian embassy in Bulgaria has denied Israeli allegations that Iran was involved in the bombing of Israeli tourists in Burgas. Reuters cites a…
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Public confidence key to ending nuclear disputes: activists
Six prominent Iranian political activists have issued a statement urging the establishment to “build public confidence in domestic affairs” because it’s the best way…
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Union champions detained Iranian teacher
Mahmoud Bagheri The Iranian Teachers Union is challenging the arrest of a member of its executive board, Mahmoud Bagheri, in a letter to the…
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Amnesty International and the Campaign in Support of Mohammad Seddigh Kaboodvand
By: Sara Rushan Sara Roshan in conversation with Parinaz Hassany, wife of Mohammad Seddigh Kaboodvand Amnesty International launched a campaign on July 11, 2012…
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Bashar al-Assad Ropewalking
caricaturist: Mana Neyestani
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Second report issued on Iranian student rights violations
The human rights commission of the Iranian student organization Tahkim-e Vahdat had issued its second report to the UN’s special rapporteur on human rights…
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Rafsanjani voices regrets about Iran’s situation
Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the head of Iran’s Expediency Council, says the country’s political, economic and cultural situation is “regrettable.” ILNA reports…
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IRGC dismisses U.S. show of force in Persian Gulf
A commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has dismissed the U.S. presence in the Persian Gulf, describing American aircraft carriers as “scrap…
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Russia wants Iran and Saudi Arabia in Syrian talks
Sergey Lavrov Russia says the next international meeting aimed at finding a solution for the Syrian conflict should include Iran and Saudi Arabia. Ria…
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Parliament mulls end to its foreign exchange for travellers
Iranian Parliament is reviewing a plan to stop providing foreign currency to travellers at the official bank rate, the Mehr News Agency reports. Arsalan…
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IRGC says it’s reclaiming “confiscated” assets
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) says some countries have confiscated property of the IRGC and its subsidiary companies. Brigadier General Mohammadreza Yazdi told the…

