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Iran’s Leader says there is no crisis
Ayatollah Khamenei Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei led the Friday Mass Prayers today in Tehran, reassuring worshippers that the country is not in crisis.…
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Rights group condemns coerced confessions
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has issued a statement condemning the Islamic Republic’s “campaign of intimidation against journalists and their family…
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Iran’s Baha’i community targeted with more arrests
Iranian security forces have arrested several members of the Baha’i community in Shiraz. The Human Rights Reporters Committee announced on Friday that several Baha’is…
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Families of Persian BBC employees persecuted in Iran
Sadegh Saba Persian BBC has announced that Islamic Republic security forces have been cracking down on the families and relatives of BBC employees and…
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Iran denounces UN human rights rapporteur
Ayatollah Larijani The head of Iran’s judiciary has denounced the United Nation’s special rapporteur on human rights in Iran, saying Ahmad Shaheed’s report is…
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Move to question president gains momentum
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Iranian lawmakers have once again announced that they will summon President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Parliament in March to be questioned on a…
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IAEA inspectors to return to Iran later this month
The International Atomic Energy Agency has announced that its inspectors will return to Iran on February 21 and 22. In a statement on its…
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Death penalty announced for “disruptive” currency traders
Ayatollah Larijani The head of Iran’s judiciary announced on Wednesday that the courts will readily “issue death penalties” to the “disruptors” of the country’s…
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Pilgrims kidnapped in Syria: Iranian consulate
The Islamic Republic Consulate in Syria has confirmed that 11 Iranian pilgrims have been kidnapped. The Mehr News Agency reports that the consulate has…
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Ahmadinejad presents budget to Parliament after delay
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad presented Parliament with his budget for the next Iranian calendar year after a delay of nearly two months. Iranian media…
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“A Separation” wins two awards in JIFF
Asghar Farhadi’s A Separation has won the Golden Camel award for the best director at Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF). A Separation, which has…
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EU denounces clampdown on Iranian journalists
Catherine Ashton The European Union has added its voice to the international chorus denouncing the Islamic Republic’s crackdown on Iranian journalists. Catherine Ashton, the…

