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Reformists give recommendations for second round of voting
Iran’s reformists report that they are endorsing 52 candidates in the second round of parliamentary elections next month. Al Sufi, a spokesman for the…
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Rights group champions prominent activist ahead of court date
Amnesty International has called for the release of jailed human rights activist Narges Mohammadi. The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reports that according…
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Arrest of city councillors latest sign of Iranian municipal corruption
The political and security deputy governor of East Azerbaijan said two members of Tabriz City Council have been arrested but did not comment on…
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Heroic teacher killed by crumbing wall while saving students
A crumbling wall at a school in a village near Khash in Sistan Baluchistan Province killed a teacher after he managed to save the…
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Political prisoner stabbed by violent criminal after transfer
Iranian political prisoner Iraj Hatami has been attacked and injured by other inmates in Rejaishar Prison. The Human Rights Reporters News Agency (HRANA) reported…
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Air France female workers resist dress code for Tehran flights
A number of Air France female flight attendants and crew have filed a grievance over the dress code regulations for flights to Iran. They…
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Actress among activists arrested for animal rights protest
Iranian actress Hediyeh Tehrani and 16 other environmental activists were briefly arrested for participating in a protest at Tehran’s Laleh Park in support of…
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Iran looks to seawater to quench country’s thirst
Iran’s Minister of Power announced that the government will implement a project to produce drinking water from the Persian Gulf and the Sea of…
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Esteemed female architect left her mark in Tehran
Zaha Hadid, a prominent Iraqi-British architect and the first woman to win the Pritzker Architecture Award, known as the Nobel Prize of architecture, has…
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Lake Urmia sees water level increase despite reduced rain
Iranian environmental officials say Lake Urmia’s water levels are rising and there is hope that its drying trend has been reversed. ISNA reports that…
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Donald Trump finds support among Iran’s far-right wing
Iran’s ultraconservatives have sounded the trumpet of support for Donald Trump’s promise to rescind the nuclear agreement with Iran in case he succeeds in…
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Cell conditions bring asthma attacks for jailed journalist
Jailed Iranian journalist Ehsan Mazandarani, who has been under interrogation by the Revolutionary Guards for months, is suffering from lung problems. The International Campaign…