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Kuwait cabinet resigns to avoid questioning
Saleh Ashour Kuwait’s cabinet resigned en masse after Parliament called on several ministers to answer questions. One contentious issue was the government’s lack of…
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Funeral of elder Mousavi interrupted by Iranian security forces
Funeral of MirEsmail Mousavi, father of Iranian opposition leader MirHosein Mousavi was interrupted by security forces and at least seven people were arrested. Kaleme…
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MirHosein Mousavi’s father passes away in Tehran
MirEsmail Mousavi and MirHosein Mousavi MirEsmail Mousavi, the father of Iranian opposition leader MirHosein Mousavi, died today in Tehran at the age of 103,…
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Iran’s population passes 75 million
Iran’s population now exceeds 75 million, according to the Iran Census Organization. ISNA reports that on March 21, the last day of the year…
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Iranian political prisoner dies in hospital
Mohsen Dokmehchi The family of Mohsen Dokmehchi, an Iranian political prisoner, has staged a sit-in at the hospital where he passed away in a…
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Iranian opposition leaders denied visits from children
MirHosein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard Iranian authorities have repeatedly refused to allow the children of MirHosein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard to visit their parents,…
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Repeated attacks against police in northwest Iran
Security forces in the northwestern Iranian city of Sanandaj have once again been the target of an armed attack. Last night, unidentified armed assailants…
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Amensty International 2010 report on death penalty
Iran once again ranks second only to China when it comes to the number of state executions, according to the latest annual report from…
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Iranian parliament blasts UN Human Rights Council
“The [United Nations] Human Rights Council is a toy in the hands of great powers who make secret deals with its members,” Iran’s National…
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A Frame
caricaturist: Mana Neyestani
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Iranian MP warns against “totalitarian approach” in government
Ahmad Tavakoli Conservative Member of Parliament Ahmad Tavakoli has warned that “a totalitarian movement with deviant ideas” is at work in the Iranian government,…
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Campaign in support of jailed Iranian student activist
A group of activists has launched a campaign to focus international attention on the condition of jailed Iranian student activist Bahareh Hedayat. The campaign…

