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Wives of Iranian political prisoners appeal to the clergy
Fakhrosadat Mohtashamipour and Fatemeh Maleki, wives of Iranian political prisoners Mostafa Tajzadeh and Mohammad Nourizad wrote to a number of prominent clerical figures condemning…
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Iranian political prisoner to be hanged on Sunday
Habibollah Latifi Habibollah Latifi, a Kurdish-Iranian political prisoner is to be executed in Iran on Sunday for the charge of “enmity against God.” Iranian…
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Mid-east economic association calls for release of Iranian economist
Dr. Fariborz Rais-Daana The Middle East Economic Association has condemned the arrest of Iranian economist, Fariborz Rais-Daana who was arrested on Sunday, December 19,…
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Germany condemns heavy jail term for Iranian filmmaker
Jafar Panahi After French filmmakers, artists and intellectuals set up an internet rally in support of Jafar Panahi yesterday, Germany condemned the harsh sentence…
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Jailed Iranian journalist, Abdolreza Tajik released
Abdolreza Tajik Abdolreza Tajik, jailed Iranian journalist was released today after over six months in Evin Prison. Tajik was earlier arrested twice in the…
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Iranian activists end their protest in Geneva
Shirin Ebadi Shirin Ebadi and the group of Iranian women activists who started a sit-in outside the offices of the United Nations in Geneva…
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Ahmadinejad accused of bullying parliament
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was accused of bullying members of parliament as MP Reza Karami said that no one dares exercise the legal right…
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Iranian writers and journalists call for release of their peer
Ahmad Gholami Over 150 Iranian writers, translators and journalists called on Iran’s Head of Judiciary to release Ahmad Gholami, prominent Iranian writer and editor-in…
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Iranian opposition leaders criticize timing of cutting subsidies
Mehdi Karroubi (left) and MirHosein Mousavi Iranian opposition leaders, MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi criticized Ahmadinejad administration for its timing of cutting government subsidies…
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Iranian Vice-president cancels press conference on corruption charges
Mohammadreza Rahimi Divisions in Islamic Republic government deepened as the Vice-president, Mohammadreza Rahimi cancelled a press conference during which he was supposed to challenge…
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Imprisoned Iranian student activists begin hunger strike
Scores of students were arrested in Iran’s post-election protests Bahareh Hedayat and Mehdieh Golrou, two Iranian detained student activists have begun a hunger strike…
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Iranian prisoners, Sotoudeh and Arshi end hunger strike
Nasrin Sotoudeh Nasrin Sotoudeh, detained Iranian lawyer and Gholamhossein Arshi, post-election political detainee ended their hunger strike after several days. Madreseh Feministi website reports…