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High court confirms exile sentences for Dervishes
The Supreme Court has upheld the sentence issued to seven dervishes by the Shiraz Revolutionary Court, according to media outlets linked to Gonabadi Dervishes.…
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Iran set to cancel Geneva pact if new sanctions emerge
Iranian Parliament’s national security and foreign policy commission has announced it is preparing a bill to cancel the Geneva nuclear agreement if new sanctions…
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Detained U.S. journalist to go on trial soon
Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post journalist detained in Iran, will soon go on trial, the Chief Justice of Tehran has told reporters. He added…
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Iran announces second pick for UN envoy
Gholamali Khoshrou Iran has announced that Gholamali Khoshrou, its ambassador to Switzerland, will serve as Iran’s new envoy to the United Nations. The Iranian…
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Laid-off refinery workers protest plant closure
More than 200 workers gathered in front of the Varamin Sugar Refinery on Wednesday January 28 to protest the closure of the plant. Varamin…
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Iran-Iraq War documents to be made public
The head of the Revolution and Holy Defence Museum of Iran has announced that classified documents from the eight-year Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s…
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Airborne dust forces flight cancellations in Khuzestan
Flights from Abadan and Ahwaz in southwestern Iran have been cancelled due to poor visibility caused by increased dust in the air. The Tasnim…
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Reporters invited to Qasr Prison to mark Revolution anniversary
The Qasr Prison Museum has invited reporters to spend a night in Qasr Prison to mark the anniversary of the 1979 Revolution. The Fars…
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Weekly publication closed after printing MP’s letter
The Setareh Sobh weekly has been shut down by order of the Culture and Media Court for publishing Ali Motahari’s letter to the Head…
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Activists call for protection of Tehran gardens
A group of protesters gathered in front of Tehran City Hall to protest the destruction of Tehran’s gardens and orchards. The group called on…
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Industrial waste in Rasht polluting local waterways
Sewage and toxic waste from the Rasht Industrial District has been pouring untreated into the Anzali Lagoon and other rivers in Gilan for decades,…
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Controversy swirls around tourists hunting rare birds
Iran’s Department of the Environment denies having issued any hunting permits for rare birds to tourists from Arab countries. Ahmad Ali Keykha, the department…

