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Iranian Filmmaker Refuses to Honour State-Backed Film
Following the twelfth presidential elections in the Islamic Republic, the history of Iran’s post Revolutionary state and political figures has become a hot topic…
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Iranian Government Responds to the Demand of the Hunger Striking Opposition Leader
Government of Hassan Rouhani has responded to the demands of Mehdi Karroubi, an opposition leader who was on hunger strike in house arrest. Karroubi…
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Iranian Opposition Leader Mehdi Karroubi Goes on Hunger Strike to Challenge Arrest
Mehdi Karroubi, one of the opposition leaders of Iran’s Green Movement who has been under house arrest since 2010 is now refusing food in…
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Iranian Athletes Disciplined for Vying against Israeli Adversaries
Two Iranian football players, Masoud Shojaei and Ehsan Hajsafi have been barred from playing in Iran’s national football team because the two played against…
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Frequent Concert Cancellations in Iran draws Fire from the Music Community
The musicians in Iran are constantly being harassed and mistreated by the conservatives who are in power in judiciaries, especially in religious urban centers.…
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Women in President Rohani’s Cabinet
There are conflicting news regarding the presence of women in President Rohani’s new cabinet. Some say women might be present at the ministerial level…
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Afghan Migrant Workers in Iran: Continuing Struggle and Exploitation
This short report is based on field observation and research inside Iran and paints the picture of the situation of Afghan migrant workers in…
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The Tale of Woe
by: Assad Binakhahi
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Islamic Republic Hardliners Question Oil Contract with Total
Conservative factions of the Islamic Republic are making an effort to slow the implementation of an agreement the Rohani administration has made with French…
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More Changes to the Drug-Related Death Penalty Proposal in Iran
While Iranian MPs are requesting that judiciary temporary suspends executions for minor drug charges, a proposal to amend the law and reduce execution rates…
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Rights Groups are Concerned as more Arrests are Allegedly Linked to ISIS in Iran
An official with Mashhad Judiciary in Iran says that the recent arrests of 27 individual in Iran are linked to “ISIS terrorists”
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Women Embalmers Slam Court for Demeaning their Profession
The Islamic Council of the Workers of Tehran’s largest cemetery, Beheshte Zahra announced that it has filed a complaint against a recent court sentencing.…