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Iran condemns IAEA move against Syria
Ali Asghar Soltanieh Iran has condemned the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for acting against Syria and has accused the agency of having a…
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Secret mass executions in Iranian prison
Sixteen prisoners were secretly hanged at Mashhad’s Vakilabad Prison on May 23 and 24, says the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, citing…
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Iranian blogger sentenced to 20 years in jail
Sakhi Rigi Iran has sentenced Baluch blogger Sakhi Rigi to 20 years in prison for “publishing falsehoods and acting against national security,” according to…
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Opposition says government must change its ways before any reconciliation
Ardeshir AmirArjmand Ardeshir AmirArjmand, a spokesman for the Coordination Council for the Green Path of Hope, says any talk of national reconciliation until the…
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Sexual assault on campus triggers student protests
The campus of Ferdowsi University in Mashhad has been the scene of protests for more than two days following news that a female student…
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Jailed journalist moved to solitary again
Mehdi Mahmoudian Mehdi Mahmoudian, the jailed Iranian journalist who recently exposed the prevalence of sexual abuse in Iranian prisons, has been transferred to solitary…
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Iran wants IAEA to close nuclear file
Ali Asghar Soltaneih Iran’s representative at the International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran’s nuclear dossier at the agency should be closed for good since…
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Iranian police to tighten security over public dress code
Ahmadreza Radan Islamic Republic police has announced they will heighten the enforcement of dress-code laws all across Iran. Mehr News Agency quotes Ahmadreza Radan,…
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Attacks continue against president’s chief of staff
Mojtaba Zolnour Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) “will confront head-on the deviant current led and directed” by Esfandiar Rahim Mashai, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s chief of…
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Official state media accuses Iranian Parliament’s site of fueling dissent
The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) has accused the Iranian Parliament’s news website of failing to heed the Supreme Leader by fueling dissent and…
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Iran to establish its own national internet
Iran intends to disconnect from the World Wide Web by establishing its own internally operated web, The Wall Street Journal reports. According to the…
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Outcry against Haleh Sahabi’s death
Haleh Sahabi Female political prisoners in Iran have issued a statement condemning the “lies in the government media about Haleh Sahabi’s death” and calling…