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The head of the Iranian judiciary, Ayatollah Larijani, is once again considering a “ghesas” sentence for a man convicted of blinding another man by…

Solat Mortazavi Iran’s Interior Ministry has announced that creating an independent committee to safeguard proper voting is “illegal.” Solat Mortazavi told IRNA on Thursday…

Javid Houtan Kian Jailed Iranian lawyer Javid Houtan Kian is being subjected to further pressure by being moved to the methadone section of Tabriz…

(from archives) Two oil blasts in Iran today killed one person and injured three others. Iranian media reported the two fire blasts, one at…

Abbasali Kadkhodayi Iran’s Guardian Council, the government body in charge of guarding the constitution, has announced that eliminating the elected president from the system…

Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi Iranian Health Minister Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi has declared that every Iranian province must establish at least one single-gender hospital. ISNA reports…

Iran has confirmed INTERPOL is demanding that Iran hand over Gholam Shakouri, one of the prime suspects in the alleged plot to assassinate the…

Iranian lawmakers have announced that if the report on Iran’s huge bank fraud is to be read in parliament, it must be read in…

Bam Citadel The Bam Citadel in central Iran may be removed from the UNESCO list of Endangered Cultural Heritage Sites because of non-compliance with…

Nargess Mohammadi Nargess Mohammadi, an Iranian human rights activist, has been awarded the Swedish Government’s and the Living History Forum’s human rights award in…

Marzieh Vafamehr Detained Iranian actress Marzieh Vafamehr has been released after three and half months in custody. The Shargh newspaper reported her release. Vafamehr…

Mansour Arbabsiar The man charged with conspiring to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. has pleaded not guilty in a Manhattan court. The…