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Iranian official stresses students’ right to appeal expulsion
The deputy head of Iran’s Ministry of Science says students have the right to appeal an expulsion. Seyyed Zia Hashemi said on Sunday December…
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Jailed Iranian-American reporter gets family visit on Christmas
Jason Rezaian, the Iranian-American reporter jailed in Iran, was allowed a visit with his mother and wife on Christmas Day. AFP reported on Friday…
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Radio Zamaneh 2015 Highlights
Dear friends of Radio Zamaneh, Approaching the end of the year, we would like to wish you all a wonderful holiday season and share…
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Jailed student activist given temporary leave
Bahareh Hedayat, a jailed student and women’s rights activist, was temporarily released on Thursday December 24. Ramin Ahmadian, Hedayat’s spouse, reported the release on…
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Pollution lingers over Tehran and other major cities
In addition to Tehran, which has been suffering under severe pollution for the past 13 days, reports indicate that Tabriz and Isfahan have also…
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Anti-reformist campaign continues with arrest of political organizer
An opposition website reports that Faraj Kamijani, a member of the Coordination Council of the Reformist Front, has been arrested with the use of…
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Ten women run for Assembly of Experts, hundreds run for Parliament
Hossein Ali Amiri, the secretary and spokesman for the Interior Ministry’s election headquarters, says 10 women have registered their names to run for a…
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Authorities stop group tour over “intermingling” of genders
Police stopped a tour bus en route to Naeen in Isfahan and cut the tour short for what the officers described as “the intermingling…
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Blocked messages on Telegram herald “smart-filtering”
Users of the Telegram app in Iran report that recently they have been receiving certain messages that prevent them from sending certain information. This…
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Silencing of reformist at Yazd University part of growing pattern
Yazd University became the scene of the latest attack on reformists reaching out to the public in the lead up to the parliamentary and…
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Daily death rate rises in Tehran due to air pollution
The secretary of Tehran City Council says rising pollution has increased the average number of deaths in the capital to 180 people a day.…
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Rohani seeks another term as Assembly of Experts member
Iranian President Hassan Rohani has registered himself as a nominee for the fifth round of elections for the Assembly of Experts. ISNA reports that…