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Word on the Street after Moderate’s Landslide Win in Iran
by: Sara Rustampour Iranian people came to streets to celebrate the victory of Hassan Rouhani, the moderate candidate in Iran’s twelfth presidential election. Rouhani…
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Polls Open in Iran: the Rivalry of Moderates and Hardliners
A race that began with six candidates is now narrowed down to two main candidates: the moderate President Hassan Rouhani and the hardliner Ebrahim…
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Rouhani and Raisi: Battle Unfolds Polarizing the Election
As Hassan Rouhani continues to receive support from reformist leaders, the battle unfolds between him and the hardliner’s candidate, Ebrahim Raisi who has now…
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Iran Bans already Vetted Reformist Candidates from Running
As the elections draw near, Iran’s Supreme Leader warned that any “rebellion” in the course of the elections would provoke a “slap” from state…
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Iranian Leader Slams Rouhani for his Support of a UNESCO Educational Agenda
Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, condemned the Iranian government of Hassan Rouhani for supporting a UNESCO education agreement. Khamenei stated that the Rouhani…
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Rohani Campaign Suffers as Pro-Administration Journalists are Detained
The recent arrest of a number of administrators of Telegram social networking Channels continues to fuel tensions between Iran’s administration and the judiciary.
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Iran Tries to Abolish Death Penalty for trafficking as it Wrestles with Rising Drug Charges
Iranian parliament’s Judicial Commission spokesperson has announced that this commission has agreed with a proposal to reduce death penalty to 30 years in prison…
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Iranian Authorities are Destroying one Political Prisoner’s Medical Records
The plight of Arash Sadeghi, jailed Iranian political activist has further intensified with reports that his medical file inside Evin Prison is missing. Sadeghi…
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Running for Iran Presidency: A Cleric Involved in the Mass Execution of Political Prisoners
Ebrahim Raisi, head of Iran’s wealthiest religious institution, an ex-high-ranking official with the judiciary and a hardliner cleric involved with the mass execution of…
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Gender Justice: Equality vs Difference
On 20th of March, the Iranian Supreme Leader condemned and criticized the notion of “Gender Justice” in his annual Iranian New Year’s speech -…
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Reformist Journalist Hengameh Shahidi on Hunger Strike after Arbitrary Arrest
Hengameh Shahidi, a reformist member of the Etemad Melli Party and a former adviser to opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi has been on hunger strike…
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Iran Drops Flogging Sentence against Protesting Miners
The appellate court has reduced the sentences against miners of Bafgh Iron Ore Mines suspending their jail term for three years and changing the…