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Three Kurdish dissidents killed: Minister
Heydar Moslehi Iranian Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi announced that three members of the Kurdish dissident group Komeleh were killed in the past week. Iranian…
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Amnesty International condemns arrest of Iranian lawyer
Abdolfattah Soltani Amnesty International has lashed out against Iranian authorities for this weekend’s arrest of Abdolfattah Soltani, a prominent human rights lawyer, and is…
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Iran’s first nuclear plant finally connected to power grid
The Bushehr Nuclear Plant has finally been launched, after years of delay, at a ceremony attended by Iranian and Russian officials. ISNA reports that…
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Tehran Bazaar fabric merchants pressured on VAT
Following a weeks-long strike by fabric merchants at the Tehran Bazaar, Ali Askari, the head of the Tax Revenue Organization, announced that the merchants…
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Lawmakers propose plan to save Lake Oroumiyeh
Thirty Iranian MPs have prepared a plan to revive shrinking Lake Oroumieyh in northwestern Iran in the next three years. Nader Ghazipour, one of…
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Karroubi says reformists have no place in next elections
Mehdi Karroubi Detained Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi says there is no place for reformists in the coming parliamentary elections. Esmail Gerami Moghaddam, the…
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Human Rights Watch condemns crackdown on Lake Oroumiyeh protests
Human Rights Watch has condemned the arrest of protesters in various Iranian cities who were demanding government action to stop the drying of Lake…
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Iranian political prisoners unrepentant: detained journalist
Ali Malihi Ali Malihi, a detained member of the student organization Advar-e Tahkim-e Vahdat, says recently released political prisoners have in no way recanted…
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Iranian human rights lawyer arrested: reports
Abdolfattah Soltani Iranian authorities have arrested the prominent human rights lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani in Tehran, according to reports out of Iran. Security officials reportedly…
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Minister answers call for gender segregation in universities
Kamran Daneshjoo Iran’s Assembly of Experts is calling on officials to institute gender segregation in Iranian universities, prompting Iran’s Minister of Science and Technology…
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Iranian artillery commander killed by PJAK forces
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps Abbas Ali Jannesari, the commander of artillery and air defence in Esfahan, has been killed in a battle with Free…
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Iran proposes meeting among Islamic countries to aid Syria
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he is prepared to hold talks with officials from other Islamic countries to reach an agreement regarding the uprising…

