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Iranian-Canadian University Professor Detained in Iran
Hoodfar, a professor of anthropology at Concordia University in Montreal-Canada, was arrested and detained in Iran on 6 June 2016.
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Kaboodvand, Jailed rights activist on hunger strike close to death
Mohammad Sedigh Kaboodvand jailed Iranian journalist and activist is approaching 30 days on hunger strike and doctors have been trying to prevent him from…
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Controversial Comedy Barred from Screening in City of Tabas in Iran
50 Kilos of Tart Cherries was pulled from cinemas across the country after Tabas Friday prayers Imam spoke out against the screening insisting that…
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Jailed Physicist Omid Kokabee Temporarily Released on Bail
Jailed laser physicist Omid Kokabi is temporarily released on the exorbitant bail of 500 million toumans (150,000 USD) after repeated calls for his release…
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Kamancheh Master Plays at a Tehran Venue amid Conservative Backlash against Concerts
After six years of silence in Iran, music of kamencheh master Keyhan Kalhor blared out in Vahdat Concert Hall once more. On Saturday night,…
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Local Villagers in Iran Revived the Once Drying Lake Bazangan
By: Omid Montazeri Covering an area of about 52 hectares in its glory days, Bazangan or “Kol Bibi” Lake is located east of the…
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Animal Cruelty Punishable by Flogging and Imprisonment in Iran?
In lack of a law that specifically deals with curtly towards animals, Iran judiciary is now making up stances for those accused of aggravated…
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Anti Death Penalty Activist Sentenced to 10 years in Prison in Iran
Narges Mohammadi, human rights and anti death penalty activist who is the vice president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran was…
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Confessions of a Dangerous Model
By Naimeh Doostdar A film about an interrogation session was aired by the media inside Iran. In it the Tehran Prosecutor General, is interrogating…
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Activist teacher released from Evin after launching hunger strike
The head of Iran’s Teachers’ Association, Esmail Abdi, who had been in jail since last July and was sentenced to six years in jail,…
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Iranian Leader warns seminarians about American-style Islam
Iran’s Supreme Leader has spoken with Tehran seminarians and warned them to be on the lookout against “reactionary Islam” and “American-style Islam” as opposed…
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Cleric, daughter slammed for her meeting with Baha’i leader
Faezah Hashemi and her father, the moderate cleric Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, have become the target of serious criticism by conservative factions of the establishment…