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Iran protests: Two young relatives killed in Nowshahr
Hananeh Kia and Hossein Ali Kia—two, young, relatives from the northern city of Nowshahr—were shot dead by the security forces in two different places…
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Iranian authorities prosecute protesters at the Tomb of Cyrus
Shiraz prosecutor general announced on Monday that those responsible for the gatherings and protests at Pasargard, the Tomb of Cyrus the Great on the…
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Iran Pressed to Release Homa Hoodfar
Canadian and Irish academic communities have taken further initiatives to speak out against the arrest of Homa Hoodfar, Iranian-Canadian professor who is currently held…
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Police bust private Tehran party, arrest actors
Seven Iranian actors were arrested at a party in Tehran, according to an Iranian media report. Mizan Khabar, the Iranian judiciary website, announced on…
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Iranian Kurds appear targeted for arrests during Norooz
A number of Iranian Kurdish citizens have reportedly been arrested in various regions of Kurdistan province during Norooz festivities. Political activists had warned earlier…
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Government accused of silence, inaction as poets, writers arrested
A group of Iranian writers and activists has issued a statement denouncing the recent wave of arrests targeting Iranian poets and writers; it calls…
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Rights groups note recent arrests in Khuzestan
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch are concerned about the arrests of scores of Iranian-Arab activists in Khuzestan in recent weeks. In a report,…