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Ramin Mehmanparast Iran says there is no technical validity to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s musings that Iran could “clean up” evidence of alleged…

The Afghan Parliament has closed down to protest the massacre of 16 civilians in Kandahar. A U.S. soldier serving with the International Security Assistance…

Saeed Mortazavi Saeed Mortazavi, the former Tehran prosecutor, has reportedly been indicted for deaths and torture at the Kahrizak Detention Centre. The Tabnak website,…

Seven Iranian MPs want to tone down Parliament’s stance regarding irregularities in Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s administration, proposing that the president’s questioning by Parliament on March…

A number of Iranian clerical leaders have called for the elimination of the ancient fire festival of Chaharshanbeh Souri on the grounds that it…

Asghar Farhadi, the acclaimed director of A Separation, the winner of this year’s Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, made his triumphant return to…

Ahmad Shaheed  Iranian authorities have denounced the recent report of the United Nation’s special human rights rapporteur for Iran. Justice Minister Morteza Bakhtiyari described…

By Akbar Falahzadeh Akbar Falahzadeh describes the deteriorating situation for workers in the Islamic Republic with ever-rising inflation, the decline of the manufacturing sector…

Wheat imports to Iran have spiked in recent weeks. Reuters reports that Iran has purchased 300,000 tons of wheat from Russia and Kazakhstan. Recently,…

Nargess Mohammadi – Abdolfattah Soltani The Mothers of Laleh Park and their supporters have issued a statement challenging the Iranian judiciary’s harsh sentencing of…

The European Parliament held a meeting on March 8 to reflect on the impact of sanctions against Iran driven by human rights concerns. Marietje…

Saeed Malekpour Saeed Malekpour’s sister says his family has not heard from him in 50 days and they fear that he may be executed…