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Iranian cleric says house arrest for Mousavi and Karroubi protection
Ahmad Elmolhoda The leader of Friday Mass prayers in Mashhad accused opposition leaders MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi of treason, telling worshippers that their…
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Hashemi resigns from Tehran subway management
Mohsen Hashemi Mohsen Hashemi has resigned as director of the Tehran subway system, citing a lack of government co-operation. In a letter to the…
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Opposition brands Islamic Republic authorities with “fear and mendacity”
Ardeshir Amirarjmand Iran’s opposition says government denials regarding the arrest of the Iranian opposition leaders reveal the state’s fear. Jaras reports that Ardeshir Amirarjmand,…
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Iranian judiciary wants number of prisoners reduced
Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei Iranian judiciary and prison authorities have expressed concern over the surge in the number of prisoners and called on Iranian prosecutors…
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Attempts to visit Iranian opposition leaders denied
MirHosein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard The children of MirHosein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard issued a new statement today describing their latest unsuccessful attempt to…
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The Female Christ
caricaturist: Mana Neyestani
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Rights groups to file complaint for “disappearance” of Iranian opposition leaders
MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Iranian League for the Defence of Human Rights (LDDHI) have…
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Ebadi calls for Iranian protests for equal rights on International Women’s Day
Shirin Ebadi The Iranian Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi says Iranians fighting for equal gender rights will take to the streets on March 8,…
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Iranian judiciary condemns attacks against Hashemi family
Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani The head of the Iranian judiciary has condemned the recent attacks against Ayatollah Heshemi Rafsanjani and his family, and warned that…
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Iranian election protester handed 17 years in prison
Farah Vazehan Iranian political prisoner Farah Vazehan has been handed a 17-year prison sentence and exiled to Rejaisharh Prison in Karaj by the Islamic…
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Iranian parliament accuses opposition leaders of treason
Iran’s special parliamentary committee examining the protests of February 14 protests said today that those events were “Israeli, American, British, anti-Revolutionary and treasonous." On…
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Tehran prosecutor denies protests and arrests
Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi Tehran prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi announced there were no “special arrests” yesterday, despite numerous reports on opposition websites about the widespread…