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Category: Latest News
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Iranian Labor Activists Targeted in a New Wave of Crackdown
Several workers in an industrial complex in the Southwest of Iran have been arrested or summoned for questioning following their protests against the management…
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Iranian Government Issued New Guidelines to Stop Schoolgirls from Singing
The Iranian government has issued new guidelines for schoolgirls in Iran. The new guideline appears to be a reaction to the recent videos of…
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Trade Unionist Shahabi Released on Bail, Colleagues Still in Evin Prison
Iranian trade unionist Reza Shahabi has been released on bail, his public transport workers’ union said. The Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs…
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Detained Teachers Are Still in Unknown Conditions in Iran
Several Iranian teachers have been arrested in recent days. Activists have raised concerns about their conditions in prison. On May 2, Iranian teachers gathered…
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Tourists Visiting Iran Increased Despite US Sanctions
The number of foreign tourists visiting Iran has increased by 31 percent during Iranian New Year (Nowruz) 2019 according to Vali Teymouri deputy head…
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Haft Tappeh Workers Want Payment of Their Overdue Wages
The workers of Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Complex continue their protests, demanding payment of their overdue wages and health insurance benefit. The employer of Haft…
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Unprecedented Floods in Iran Kill at least 18 in Shiraz
“At least 25 people were killed in the recent flash floods in Iran.” Ahmad Shojai, Iran’s chief state coroner announced. According to Shojai, 18…
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Years of prison term and 148 lashes for women’s rights defender Nasrin Sotoudeh
Reuters- Nasrin Sotoudeh, an internationally renowned human rights lawyer jailed in Iran, was handed a new sentence on Monday which her husband said was…
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Heavy Sentence for Lawyer Investigating Police Brutality
Iranian lawyer, Mohammad Najafi, has been sentenced to ten years in jail for “assisting hostile governments by participating in interviews with foreign media”. Najafi…
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Gold Traders Executed for Charge of Corruption on Earth
Vahid Mazlumin, the infamous “King of the God Coin”, was executed on Wednesday morning, November 14 in Tehran. Mazlumin was found guilty of corruption…
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Iranian Authorities Consider Street Concerts to Raise Public Confidence
Iranian authorities are going to issue permits for street concerts according to a statement from a Tehran City Councillor.
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Iran’s Economic Crisis Affecting Migrant Workers
Iran’s economic crisis is exacerbating the problems already faced by migrating laborers from Afghanistan. With the steep fall in the value of Iran’s national…