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Iranian women activists begin sit in for their jailed colleague
Iranian activists in Geneva today Seven Iranian political and women’s rights activists started their protest for the release of Nasrin Sotoudeh, outside United Nations…
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Iran sentences filmmaker to 6 years in prison
Jafar Panahi upon release from prison Jafar Panahi, prominent Iranian filmmaker was sentenced to six years in prison and 20 years ban from filmmaking…
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11 people executed in connection with bombing in Chabahar
11 people were hanged in Sistan-Baluchistan today, Monday, in connection with last week’s suicide bombing in the Shiite mourning procession in Chabahar. Sistan-Baluchistan provincial…
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Detained Iranian labour activist ends hunger strike
Reza Shahabi Iranian labour activist, Reza Shahabi ended his hunger strike in priosn yesterday after over two weeks on strike in protest to his…
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Iranian student activist in need of surgery in prison
Bahareh Hedayat Bahareh Hedayat, prominent Iranian student activist is reportedly suffering from gall bladder stones in Evin Prison and is in need of surgery.…
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New wave of arrests hits Iranian activists
On the first day of the implementation of subsidy cuts and the rising of energy and food prices, Iranian authorities began a new wave…
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Iran ex-foreign minister says his dismissal was offensive
Manouchehr Mottaki Manouchehr Mottaki, Iranian foreign minister who was recently removed through a sudden dismissal by Ahmadinejad, hit out at the administration describing his…
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Energy prices in Iran soar as government cuts subsidies
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that the subsidy cuts will take effect starting today, Sunday, and described the plan as the “biggest surgery” to the Iranian…
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Dismissed Iranian FM skips farewell ceremony
Manouchehr Mottaki’s farewell ceremony in Tehran Manouchehr Mottaki, former Iranian foreign minister did not attend his own farewell ceremony in what appears as a…
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Canada calls for release of Baha’i leaders
Seven detained Baha’i leaders Canadian Foreign Minister issued a statement calling on Iran to “immediately release” the seven Baha’i leaders who have been detained…
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Iranian activists demand release of Nasrin Sotoudeh
Nasrin Sotoudeh Shirin Ebadi and six other Iranian women activists are planning to sit in protest in front to Human Rights headquarters in Geneva…
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Mousavi urges Iranian priosners to end hunger strike
MirHosein Mousavi Iranian opposition leader, MirHosein Mousavi lauded the resistance put up by post-election political prisoners in Islamic Republic jails and urged the several…