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Tag: corruption
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Rent, Kleptocracy and the Turf Mafia: How Stadium Grass Became a Licence to Steal
Iran’s “turf mafia” uses opaque stadium contracts, inflated costs and engineered turf failures to delay renovations, displace clubs and convert football infrastructure into a…
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Ayandeh Bank: How One Family Built a Bank to Feed Its Own Empire
The Ansari family created its own bank, lent billions to its companies, and turned political and religious connections into protection—until the shield around Bank…
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Caspian Landgrabbing: Turning Rice Paddies into Villas
Mazandaran officials approved a deal swapping waste services for land reclassification, pulling 60+ hectares of rice paddies into village limits for villas, sidestepping legal…
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Iran’s “Innovations” for the Elections on March 1
Hassan Setayesh: For voting in the Iranian elections in March, there is no longer a need to present a birth certificate and have it…
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How did ‘Haji’ obtain the permit for the petrochemical plant in Miankaleh? – Part Four
The process of constructing the Miandoroud Petrochemical Plant by Abdullah Abdi has been fraught with conflicting narratives, contradictory actions, and media controversies involving some…
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How did ‘Haji’ obtain the permit for the petrochemical plant in Miankaleh? – Part Three
The process of constructing the Miandoroud Petrochemical Plant by Abdullah Abdi has been fraught with conflicting narratives, contradictory actions, and media controversies involving some…
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Abdollah Abdi: The Mysterious Journey of the Petrochemical Investor in Miankaleh from Rags to Riches – Part Two
Abdollah Abdi, who is a shareholder and shadow executive in Amirabad Mazandaran Petrochemical Industries, is directly and indirectly connected to various companies. These connections…
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Abdollah Abdi: The Mysterious Journey of the Petrochemical Investor in Miankaleh from Rags to Riches – Part One
Nasim Roshanaei – Who is Abdollah Abdi, the investor and executor of the Mazandaran Petrochemical in Miankaleh? This major bank debtor has such strong…
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Semi-Governmental Institutions and Companies in Iran: Addressing the Structural Issues of Transparency and Accountability – Part Two
In the previous article on this topic, we explained the roots and the significance of semi-state organizations in Iran and particularly foregrounded their links…
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Dictaturship
Members of the Islamic Republic’s Basij forces are not only a repressive force positioned against the citizens of Iran, but also, a privileged group…
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Senior Tabriz city officials charged in growing scandal
The corruption scandal at the Tabriz municipal offices has deepened with the arrest of two more senior managers accused of “receiving bribes and collusion…
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Arrest of city councillors latest sign of Iranian municipal corruption
The political and security deputy governor of East Azerbaijan said two members of Tabriz City Council have been arrested but did not comment on…