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Iranian authorities restrict work with satellite networks
Ahmadi Moghaddam The head of Iran’s security forces says Persian-language satellite networks are the “control room of disturbances” in Iran. The Shargh newspaper cited…
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Detained labour activist on hunger strike
Reza Shahabi Iranian labour activist Reza Shahabi has begun a hunger strike in jail in protest of his undetermined judicial status. The Vahed Company…
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Oil Ministry official snipes over sanctions
Ahmad Ghalebani Iranian Deputy Oil Minister Ahmad Ghalebani has dismissed France’s boycott of Iranian oil, saying: “Iran does not export crude oil to France.”…
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Iranian reformist groups barred from elections
Solat Mortazavi The head of Iran’s Elections Headquarters has emphasized once again that two disbanded reformist organizations, the Islamic Iran Participation Front and the…
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Death penalty on table for fraud suspects
Hamidreza Moghaddamfar Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps has announced that harsh punishments are in store for perpetrators of the $3-billion bank fraud that has rocked…
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Iran rules out sabotage in explosion
Ahmad Vahidi Iran’s Defence Minister said today that investigators have ruled out sabotage as the cause of a recent explosion at a Revolutionary Guards…
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Iranian blogger arrested in Tehran
Rojin Mohammadi Rojin Mohammadi, an Iranian blogger, was arrested in Tehran yesterday on undetermined charges. The Human Rights Reporters Committee reports that Mohammadi, who…
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Jailed reporter criticizes embattled IRNA chief
Siamak Ghaderi While international human rights groups are condemning the attacks against Ali Akbar Javanfekr, the presidential press advisor and head of the Islamic…
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Press rights group condemns attack on Iranian journalists, newspaper
Reporters Without Borders is condemning the arrest of IRNA reporters and the closure of the Etemad daily newspaper, saying journalists have fallen victim to…
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Iran to limit diplomatic relations with Britain
The Iranian Parliament has approved a motion to downgrade diplomatic relations with Britain. Iranian media report that the motion was passed by a vote…
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Detained activist under pressure from authorities
Mohammad Tavassoli Reports from Iran indicate that Mohammad Tavassoli, the political advisor to the Freedom Movement Party, is under serious pressure from prison authorities…
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Russia denounces new measures against Iran
Russia has condemned new Western sanctions against Iran, stressing that such actions hinder efforts to pursue talks with Iran. The Russian reaction comes after…

