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Persepolis Controversy over the celebration of Norooz, the Iranian New Year, at the site of Persepolis in Shiraz continues to divide the Islamic Republic…

In the final days leading up to Iranian New Year on March 20, two children’s rights activists were arrested in Kerman. Emrooz website reports…

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader attacked US policies in the region and countered Obama’s Norooz message to Iranian people saying “Death…

Despite warnings from Taliban forces, Afghanistan celebrated Norooz and the New Year all across the country today, albeit under strict security. Mazar Sharif ,…

Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Bahrain’s monarch Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said today that a "foreign plot" against his kingdom has been foiled,…

Danesh Amoukhtegan logo After spending seven months in jail, Ali Jamali, the executive member of alumni student organization Danesh Amoukhtegan, was released for a…

Barack Obama U.S. President Barack Obama has reached out to Iranian youth on Norooz, the Iranian New Year, expressing his solidarity with them. “The…

At the threshold of Iranian New Year, Iranian authorities granted temporary leaves to a number of political prisoners to spend Norooz with their families.…

Bahrain has dismissed the charge d’affaires of Iranian embassy from Bahrain, Al-Arabiah reports. Yesterday Bahrain’s foreign minister had said: “Iran’s position regarding the developments…

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Ebrahim Yazdi Ebrahim Yazdi, the secretary general of the Iranian reformist party Freedom Movement, was released from detention by Islamic Republic authorities this morning.…

Seven jailed Baha’i community leaders The Dutch Parliament has sent a letter to the Islamic Republic Parliament urging Iran to release seven detained Baha’i…