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World yoga day celebrated as practice grows in Iran
Millions of people across India gathered to mark the first International Yoga Day by engaging in mass yoga sessions, but reports indicate that the…
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Leader tells broadcaster to separate workers by gender
The new head of Iran’s national broadcaster Seda va Sima has launched its plan for gender segregation in the workplace under orders from the…
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Zarif talks about firmness of nuclear pact deadline
With only 10 days remaining to the deadline for a comprehensive draft of the nuclear agreement between Iran and the 5+1, Iranian Foreign Minister…
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Controversies haunt Iran’s volleyball victory over U.S.
Iran’s national volleyball team defeated the U.S. team 3-0 in Tehran on Friday June 19. The United States became the world league champions last…
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Extraordinary bail gets ill blogger released from jail
Jailed activist and blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki was temporarily released on the exorbitant bail of 1.4 billion toumans after repeated requests for his release…
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Small crowd protests female spectators at sports stadiums
A crowd of fewer than 100 people gathered in protest on Wednesday to express opposition to the presence of female spectators in sports stadiums,…
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Tragedy strikes labour protests at Kerman mining company
Workers’ representative Mohammadali Mirzai was killed in an accident with a coal trailer during labour protests in Zarand, Kerman, after police shot tear gas…
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Minister announces persistence of ban on women in stadiums
Iran’s interior minister says there has been no change to the ban on women entering stadiums to watch sports events and the prohibition will…
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Children’s rights activist arrested once again
Solamz Ikdar, the Iranian journalist and children’s rights activist, was arrested on Monday June 15 after complying with a summons to appear in court.…
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Hospitals see patient influx from Sistan-Baluchistan dust storms
More than a thousand people have ended up in hospital as a result of the dust storms overwhelming major cities in Sistan-Baluchistan Province. Provincial…
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MP requests reason for media ban on former reformist president
Iranian MP Ali Motahari has called on the Tehran Prosecutor to announce the grounds and produce the warrant for the media ban on former…
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Banned journalists’ group blasts labour minister
The Association of Iranian Journalists has accused Labour Minister Ali Rabii of preventing the reopening of the organization. HRANA reports that a statement from…