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Professors speak out against media ban on former president
Hundreds of professors from across Iran have issued a letter to the head of Iran’s judiciary, urging him to end the media ban on…
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Iran agrees to tackle persecution based on sexual orientation
Iran has announced it will implement some of the recommendations provided to it in the latest Universal Periodic Review of human rights in Iran.…
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Dozens arrested during annual festivities in Mashhad
The Mashhad police chief says 60 arrests were made on Tuesday March 18 during Chaharshanbeh Souri events. The Iranian tradition of Chaharshanbeh Souri is…
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Spring cleaning, dancing and a perfect cup of tea
By: Nilofar Jafari I believe the tiniest movement produces energy and a sense of strength. Everything has energy; even evil acts. When you do…
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Sweden embraces Chaharshanbeh Souri in a big way
Sweden’s National Theatre in collaboration with a number of Iranian associations in Sweden is planning the sixth annual Chaharshanbeh Souri celebration in the heart…
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Zarif, Kerry meet amid hopes for breakthrough in nuclear talks
Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with his U.S. counterpart John Kerry on Monday March 16 in Lausanne, Switzerland to continue the nuclear…
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Fars governor say MP’s attackers now identified
The Fars governor announced on Saturday March 14 that the assailants who attacked MP Ali Motahari have been identified. IRNA reports that Mohammad Ahmadi…
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MPs slam approval for planes despite safety concerns
Iranian MPs are angry that a new flight licence has been issued for Antonov airplanes before the investigation into the crash of Iran Flight…
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Mourners blocked from mass grave despite hopes for change
The doors of the Khavaran mass grave, where the executed political prisoners of the 1980s are buried, remained closed to families who tried to…
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Presidential powers called insufficient to fulfill promises of liberty
The head of Iran’s expediency council says that while he supports Hassan Rohani, the president made campaign promises about political and social liberties that…
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Iran dismisses latest UN report on rights as “unfair”
Iranian foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham slammed the new report by the UN rapporteur on human rights in Iran, saying his actions are “one-sided,…
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Leader’s office says government must force people toward heaven
The head of the Iranian Supreme Leader’s office introduced the new commander of security forces in Iran by declaring the government is responsible for…