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Tourists Visiting Iran Increased Despite US Sanctions
The number of foreign tourists visiting Iran has increased by 31 percent during Iranian New Year (Nowruz) 2019 according to Vali Teymouri deputy head…
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Climate Change and Flood in Iran: An Interview with Professor Eddy Moors
Only a few days after the Iranian New Year (Nowruz) heavy rainfall caused flash floods across Iran, affecting 25 out of 31 provinces of…
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The new Minimum Wage and Iranian Workers Living under the Poverty Line
The new national minimum wage in Iran is set at a cutoff that cannot provide Iranian workers and their families with a decent standard…
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A Mother in an Iranian Jail: The Latest Dispute between the UK and Iran
Iran has rejected the recent announcement by the UK government to grant British diplomatic protection to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who is in jail in Iran.…
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Oil, a Coup d’Etat and the Enduring Legacy of Mohammad Mosaddeq
“Mosaddeq occupies a special place in the Iranian collective memory: he is widely regarded as a man of integrity and courage, a statesman who…
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Connecting to the Field: the Case of the Girl with the Blue Hair
Access to the field is vital to make change possible. It is people like Sepideh Gholian that are connecting us, the media, to the…
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Mykonos Assassinations: a Cold Case or an Undelivered Message?
Kazem Darabi, who was convicted of involvement in the Iranian state-sponsored assassinations of dissident Kurds on German soil, ended up serving 15 years behind…
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A Former Judge Responsible for Mass Executions Consolidates Leadership Positions
Ibrahim Raisi, a former judge responsible for 1988 mass executions in Iran has emerged as one of the most powerful figures of Iranian politics…
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Iran’s Foreign Minister’s Resignation is Related to Bashar al-Assad Visit to Tehran
Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, who had led the Iranian diplomacy team throughout the nuclear talks leading to the nuclear agreement between Iran,…
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Who is the Boss of the News?
It is safe to say that there has been some commotion in the Iranian diaspora media scene over the past years: changes in editorial…
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Concern Raised Regarding more Detentions of Iranian Labor Activists
The Swedish Trade Union Confederation referred to as LO along with four other labor and workers’ rights organizations in Sweden have issued a joint…
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Iran’s Human Mules or Kulbars and their Onerous Means of Making a Living
In the border regions of Iran, one of the most hazardous and arduous ways of eking a living is to become a porter, a…