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Ministry says Supreme Leader hasn’t endorsed Khatami media ban
Controversy continues to brew over the media ban on former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami, with the Ministry of Culture and Guidance stating today that…
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Isfahan still to allow mixed-gender tour groups despite earlier objections
An Isfahan Province tourism official says there is no barrier to organizing mixed-gender family tours in Maranjab and Nooshavad as long as “Islamic values”…
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British PM asks for release of gravely ill Iranian-British prisoner
The British prime minister has written to Iranian President Hassan Rohani to request the release of Kamal Foroughi, an Iranian-British citizen. The Independent website…
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Officials warn about dangerous dolls from Iraq containing explosives
Mehdi Forouzan the governor of Kashmar in Khorasan Province has announced the discovery of “a number of booby-trapped dolls” in the city. The Mehr…
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Jailed blogger starts hunger strike against prison transfer
Officials in the Saudi judiciary have transferred jailed blogger Raif Badawi to another prison, and his wife reports that her husband is protesting the…
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Karaj crowd shuts down event featuring reformist speeches
Two reformist contenders in the parliamentary elections were prevented from giving speeches in Karaj, as conservative factions of the Islamic Republic establishment gear up…
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Isfahan court bars mixed-gender tourist groups in Maranjab
The Isfahan Provincial Court has issued an order prohibiting mixed-gender tours and tourist groups from entering the tourist region of Maranjab and the underground…
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Aid requested for Minab townships plagued by sinkholes
The Hormozgan Province representative has announced that 30 townships in the Minab region of the province are now surrounded by sinkholes and he called…
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Detained Iranian songwriter released on bail
Jailed Iranian poet and songwriter Yaghma Golrouyi was released on bail on Wednesday without any formal announcement of the charges against him. Golrouyi’s spouse,…
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Prominent news chief wants end to media ban on reformist figure
The head of the Etela’at daily has urged President Hassan Rohani to call on the judiciary to end the “illegal process” of banning the…
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Iranian TV officials fail to remove names from European blacklist
The European Court of Justice has rejected appeals by Mohammad Sarafraz, the head of Iranian national broadcaster Seda va Sima, and Hamid Reza Emadi,…
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MPs try again to remove death penalty from anti-drug law
A member of the Iranian Parliament’s judiciary and legal commission says a bill signed by 70 MPs proposes to eliminate the death penalty from…