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Parliament set to approve shorter work week for women
Iraj Abdi, a spokesman for Iranian Parliament’s Social Commission, says new regulations will soon be approved to let women work reduced hours under certain…
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Additional charge lodged against pair of detained journalists
Issa Saharkhiz and Ehsan Mazandarani, two of the Iranian journalists arrested in the recent backlash against journalists that followed warnings by Iran’s Supreme Leader…
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Afghan immigrants in Iran being sent to Syrian battlegrounds
Human Rights Watch says the Islamic Republic is dispatching Afghan immigrants to fight in the Syrian conflict. In a report issued on Friday January…
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Iranian scholars express support for their Turkish peers
Iranian scholars from around the world have expressed their solidarity with Turkish scholars and students who have become the target of government persecution in…
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Basij youth arrested for protesting foreign oil deals
Security forces in Tehran broke up demonstrations by a group of Basij youth against Iran’s recent oil agreements. The protests had been planned for…
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Rejected candidate sees conflict of interest for eligibility reviewers
Ayatollah Mahmoud Amjad, an Iranian member of the clergy and would-be candidate for the Assembly of Experts, says only three of the six clergy…
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Activists appeal to UN leader in case of missing student
A group of activists has written an open letter to the UN Secretary General urging him to follow up on the fate of Saeed…
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Rohani’s European trade mission yields numerous deals
Hassan Rohani returned to Tehran on Friday morning after a five-day trip to Europe promoting investment in Iran. Rohani was accompanied by a large…
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Airlines resume flights to Tehran in post-sanctions era
Iranian media report that foreign airlines will soon be re-establishing flights to Tehran following the lifting of international sanctions against Iran. Mohammad Khodakarami, the…
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Iran to experiment with “home detention” of prisoners
The head of Iran’s prison system says new plans will soon be implemented to test “home detention” and “electronic imprisonment” in a pilot project.…
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Only one contender in some races for Assembly of Experts
Of the 800 candidates vying for a spot on Iran’s Assembly of Experts, the Guardian Council has only approved 166 candidates, which leaves some…
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Government stresses opposition arrests beyond its powers
The Rohani administration says it has made every effort to secure the release of MirHosein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard and Mehdi Karroubi from house arrest;…