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Some political prisoners get break to celebrate Norooz
Iranian authorities have agreed to grant a furlough to a number of political prisoners on the occasion of Norooz to let them spend the…
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Freedom delayed for teacher activist as new sentence confirmed
A Tehran appeals court has upheld a three-year prison sentence for teacher activist Rasoul Bodaghi. The Human Rights Activists News Agency reports that while…
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Longtime prisoner denied hospitalization
Iranian authorities have denied a hospital stay to one of the longest-serving prisoners in the country. Mohammad Nazari, a 44-year-old political prisoner who has…
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Longtime actor implores Rohani to free opposition leaders
Veteran Iranian actor Ezzatollah Entezami has written a letter to President Rohani calling for an end to the house arrest of the opposition leaders…
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Press rights group slams Iran’s jailing of female journalists
Reporters Without Boarders says Iran is “the biggest prison for women journalists” with five female journalists serving jail terms between one and 12 years.…
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IRGC flexes internet muscles to show online influence
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has 2,500 websites and is trying to organize “cyber battalions in Basij militia bases”. The Ghasam Website, the centralized…
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Possible reactions of Islamic regime to outcome of recent elections
Khalil Mohammadi (Tehran) – What can the outcome of the parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections provide for voters who went to the polls…
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Jailed teachers’ activist gets respite before exile
Jailed teacher Ali Akbar Baghani, who is the deputy head of the Iranian Teachers’ Association, was released on bail from Rejai Shahr Prison on…
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Baha’i Couples Welcoming Spring in Prison
Kian Sabeti Source: www.radiozamaneh.com Translation by Iran Press Watch In the final days of the current year, in which Iranian families are preparing to…
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Supreme Leader tries again to discourage New Year tradition
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has once again criticized Chaharshanbeh Souri festivities, saying they go against Islam’s Sharia laws. On Monday March 14, one…
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Journalist, activist released from Evin for different reasons
Jailed journalist Serajeddin Mirdamadi and jailed children’s rights activist Saeed Hosseinzadeh were released from Evin Prison on Monday March 14. The Human Rights Activists…
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Women given parity with men in blood money insurance
Iran’s Guardian Council has approved a parliamentary bill to make blood money for men and women equal for driving insurance purposes. Rahim Zareh, the…