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Tag: IRan
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Another Dual Citizen was Arrested in Iran
Fariba Adelkhah, a French-Iranian academic has been arrested in Iran by the security forces. It is not yet clear what she is being charged…
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One-fifth of Iran’s Population Lives in Slums: Iranian Official
Around 16 million people are living in slums in the outskirts of Iranian big cities, according to an Iranian official. This number is much…
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Journalist Couple who Covered Labor Protests in Iran on Hunger Strike after Arrest
Two Iranian journalists arrested related to coverage of labor protests in Iran, launched a hunger strike to protest their “unfair” detention. Amirhossein Mohammadifar, and his…
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Iran Will Not Stamp Foreign Tourists’ Passports
Foreign tourists are allowed to visit Iran without their passport being stamped. Ali Rabiei, the spokesperson of Iranian government told reporters that President Hassan…
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Green, Black and Red: The Story of a Failed Movement
The tenth Iranian presidential election in 2009 was different from previous elections. Four candidates were competing: incumbent president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, conservative Mohsen Rezaei, reformist…
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Iran’s Police Arrested 30 Men and Women in a Private Yoga Class
30 yoga practitioners have been arrested in the northern city of Gorgan in Iran. Masoud Soleimani, a local judicial official said these people were…
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Protest Continues against the Detainment of Iranian Labor Activists and Journalists
International and Iranian organizations express concerns over the arrest of several labor rights activists in Iran including two journalists who were arrested on May…
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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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A Qutb under House Arrest in Seventh Golestan
Fifteen Gonabadi Dervishes who are political prisoners in Iran have gone on strike inside the prison to object to prison conditions. The Gonabadi Dervishes…
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Ten Years in Prison for “Cultural Spying”; Iran Hands a Student her Sentence
Iran has sentenced an Iranian student to ten years in prison accusing her of spying for Britain. A Judiciary spokesperson in Iran announced that…
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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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Workers’ Movement: Iranian Labor Activists have Hope despite Suppression
Last year, workers in Iran organized several outstanding protests and strikes. Major examples include nationwide teachers’ strikes, as well as local protests by Haft-Tappeh…