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Iran’s judiciary banned the Popular Telegram Messaging App
Iran’s judiciary banned the Popular Telegram Messaging App with over 40 million Active Users
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Activists and UN Officials Call on Iran to Stop the Hanging of a Kurdish Prisoner
UN officials and right to life activists in Iran have called upon Iran to stop the execution of a Kurdish prisoner who has reportedly…
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Iranian Woman MP Legitimizes Protest against Compulsory Hijab
Head of Iranian Parliament’s Women’s Faction reports that their faction has been investigating the protests against compulsory hijab in Iran that started as of…
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Iranian Authorities to Block Telegram Access to Public
Head of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of Iranian Parliament announced that within a month, Telegram App will be completely replaced by…
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Iran’s Leader wants support for country’s manufacturing sector
Iran’s Supreme Leader identified the new Iranian year as the year of Iranian Products putting out a symbolic call to the public to direct…
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Iran Arrests Women Protesting against Discriminatory Laws
Efforts by women’s rights activists to stage demonstrations in front of the Ministry of Labour on International Women’s Day was met with violence on…
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300 Iranian Dervishes Remain under Arrest after Clashes with Security Forces
After clashes with security forces in Iran, more than 300 Sufi Dervishes remain under arrest and more have been arrested in smaller cities or…
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Interview with an Enghelab Street Woman Protesting Compulsory Hijab
The interview you are about to read speaks to Setareh, one of the Women of Enghlab Street, a name dedicated to the women who…
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Suspicious Death of the Environmentalist in Iran Prison Raises Tensions within Factions of the State
Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) judiciary states that the environmentalist professor who died under suspicious circumstances in prison was member of an espionage network.…
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Islamic Republic Authorities Dismiss Protests against Compulsory Hijab
Iranian authorities dismissed the recent protests against compulsory hijab describing them as scattered and insignificant acts. Iran’s Prosecutor General described the protest of a…
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Plasco Building Disaster in Tehran Persists for Victims one Year on
It has been one year since the disastrous Plasco Building fire in Tehran and authorities continue to pass on the burden of responsibility to…
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The Active Manifestations of a Passive Revolution
I argue that what emerged in late December in the streets of Iran was the activism of a “passive revolution.” I am using “passive…