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Iranian musicians band together against concert meddling
The Iranian music community has launched a campaign, calling on all musicians and music lovers to stand up against the cancellation of concerts and…
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We Won’t Be Silenced: Women’s Demands in Three Episodes
by: Parvaneh Vahidmanesh What does March 8 mean for Iranian women? What is their share of the decades of struggle by women’s rights activists…
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Football official notes foreign women are allowed in stadiums
The head of Iran’s Football Federation says there are no restrictions that keep foreign women from entering football stadiums in Iran. Ali Kafashian’s statement…
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Labour groups urge strong final stand in minimum wage talks
Sixty Iranian labour organizations have urged the Supreme Council of Labour to set the minimum wage for the new Iranian calendar year, which will…
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FIFA chief criticizes Iran for barring women from sports matches
The head of FIFA, Sepp Blatter, has spoken out against banning women from sports stadiums, urging Iran to end the prohibition of women from…
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Stalled talks lead to extension for deciding minimum wage
Negotiations over Iran’s minimum wage have remained at a standstill as worker representatives, the ministers of labour and economy and the heads of the…
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Iran dismisses Netanyahu’s speech in U.S. Congress
Iran’s foreign ministry says the Israeli prime minister’s speech in the U.S. Congress was “full of fabrications, repetitive and very tedious”. Marzieh Afkham, the…
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Culture minister asserts authority over allowing concerts
Iranian Culture Minister Ali Jannati says no other government body or judicial official can interfere with the concert permits issued by his ministry. Jannati…
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Iran’s rainmaking budget criticized as too small
Drought and continued lack of precipitation is threatening Iran’s environment and ecology across the country, which had led the government to establish a 14-billion-toum…
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Students in border city injured by landmine from 1980s war
Five students were injured by a landmine explosion on their way home from school in Mehran, a border city in Ilam province, on Monday…
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Judiciary reiterates ban on reporting about former Iranian president
The spokesman for the Iranian judiciary stressed once more that the media is not to report on former president, Mohammad Khatami, a senior reformist…
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Fatal mine accident adds to worker safety concerns
Two miners were killed in an accident at the Manganese Mine near Qom on Sunday March1. ILNA reports that the accident occurred at a…