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Suspended activist lawyer arrested on Human Rights Day
Iranian human rights lawyer and activist Nasrin Sotoudeh was briefly arrested along with husband Reza Khandan on Wednesday December 10. Sotoudeh has been staging…
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Jailed activists assess government’s record on rights
Five jailed Iranian activists issued a statement marking Human Rights Day on December 10, commenting on the state of human rights in Iran. Abdolfattah…
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Condemned prisoners sent to solitary in another prison
Thirty-five Iranian prisoners on death row in Qezel Hessar Prison were transferred on Sunday December 7 to solitary confinement in Rejai Shahr Prison in…
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Members of newly approved political party arrested
An opposition website reports that three members of the newly established Neday-e Iranian Party were arrested on December 8. The Kaleme website reports that…
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Arrests announced in fraud case from Ahmadinejad era
Mahmoud Alavi Iranian Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi has announced the arrest of 20 middle managers of the former administration in connection with a financial…
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Renewed pipeline work called serious threat to forest
Environmental activists in Fars Province say the integrity of the Dena Forest is threatened by the resumption of gas pipeline construction in the region.…
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Rohani warns of corruption from concentration of power
Iranian President Hassan Rohani has referred to the concentration of power as a cause of corruption and he criticized the combination of arms, money,…
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Iranian oil giant seeking billions in foreign investment
The National Iranian Oil Company says it will attend a London conference with the goal of attracting $40 billion of investment in 40 oil…
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Iran announces arrest of 109 NATO personnel in Bandar Abbas
The Iranian Air Defence Command announced on Monday December 8 that it arrested 108 NATO military personnel in Bandar Abbas as they tried to…
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Mousavi fears for health of wife without treatments
MirHosein Mousavi, the Iranian opposition leader who has been under house arrest with his wife, Zahra Rahnavard, since 2011, has spoken out against the…
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Rohani touts inflation control, promises more
Iran’s president told the Iranian Parliament on Sunday December 7 that in the new Iranian calendar year, inflation will drop below 20 percent. IRNA…
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Ashton takes new role around nuclear talks
Catherine Ashton Catherine Ashton has reportedly been appointed as Federica Mogherini’s special adviser on Iran’s nuclear talks. Reuters reports that Federica Mogherini, who took over…