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EVIN MEMORIAL: “Tape Fabricators” Case and Remembering a Prison Guard
The following is a contribution from Shirin Ebadi Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate and human rights activist to Evin Memorial Campaign , a campaign launched…
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New app tracks location of morality police in Iranian cities
The new app Garshad shows maps of Iran’s major cities marking the latest locations of the notorious morality police (Gashte Ershad). Garshad maintains that…
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Iranian scholars express support for their Turkish peers
Iranian scholars from around the world have expressed their solidarity with Turkish scholars and students who have become the target of government persecution in…
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Activists appeal to UN leader in case of missing student
A group of activists has written an open letter to the UN Secretary General urging him to follow up on the fate of Saeed…
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Reactions to Iranian Leader’s Invitation to the Elections
Iran’s Supreme Leader called on all Iranians, even those who do not agree with the system, to participate in the elections for the protection…
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Is the “leader’s call” to the opposition to participate in the elections serious?
By Sohrab Mobasheri On Saturday January 9, Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, spoke about the approaching parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections, saying: “As…
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Khuzestan governor lashes out at candidate disqualifications
The Khuzestan governor says the “unnecessary and illogical disqualification” of candidates is no different from cheating through tampering with ballot boxes. IRNA reports that…
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Reformists lobbying Guardian Council for more inclusive elections
Two days after the spokesman for the Guardian Council said failing to sit for the jurisprudence exam would automatically disqualify candidates from running for…
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The Islamic Republic, Oligarchy and Growing Discrimination
by Morteza Kazemian The closed and dysfunctional cycle of power in the Islamic Republic reveals new symptoms each day and progressively engages in threatening…
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Barren Soil and Contaminated Land
Polluted air, drought, water shortage and now an ailing soil. Similar fates have befallen earth, wind and water in Iran as the Department of…
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Economy of Resistance and resistance of the centres of corruption
by Hamid Mafi While the right-wing factions of the Islamic Republic step up their opposition to the Rohani administration, and as the Revolutionary Guards…
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Large crowd under surveillance as hundreds mourn labour activist
More than 1,000 people attended the funeral for prominent labour activist Kourosh Bakhshandeh, who was laid to rest on Friday November 6 in his…