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Tag: animal rights
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Animal Cruelty Punishable by Flogging and Imprisonment in Iran?
In lack of a law that specifically deals with curtly towards animals, Iran judiciary is now making up stances for those accused of aggravated…
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Iran cracks down on use of animals in circuses
Bears, tigers, crocodiles and lions can breathe a sigh of relief as their use as circus animals has been outlawed due to pressure from…
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Actress among activists arrested for animal rights protest
Iranian actress Hediyeh Tehrani and 16 other environmental activists were briefly arrested for participating in a protest at Tehran’s Laleh Park in support of…
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Protests sparked by abuse of dog leads to violent arrests
Reports from Iran indicate that protests staged by animal rights activists in front of Parliament on Wednesday February 25 were met with a violent…
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Protests grow over film of stray dogs dying in agony
The killing of stray dogs in Shiraz has triggered widespread protests across Iran and they continued today, with large groups of animal rights activists…