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Tag: IRan
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Zamaneh Media Labor Report: Iranian Workers Hit Hard by COVID-19
Zamaneh Media has published the bimonthly Labor Rights Newsletter of February and March 2020 covering issues of unemployment, non-payment of wages, discrimination at the…
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Digital Threats and Activists in Exile: How Egypt, Syria, and Iran Discipline Dissidents in the Diaspora
Egypt, Syria, and Iran welcome dissidents moving to exile but then they use digital tools and surveillance methods to block their access and limit…
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Iran Targets Activists and Journalists before the Parliamentary Election Next Week
Iranian users take to twitter demanding the release of Student Activist Bahareh Hedayat, who is among a dozen journalists and activists targeted by security…
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The Iranian Teachers Association Calls for Release of Jafar Ebrahimi
In a statement, the Iranian Teachers Association has called on Iranian authorities to release Jafar Ebrahimi, a teacher activist and a member of the…
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November Protests in Iran and the Cases of Disappeared Protesters
The disappearance of protesters during the gasoline protests in Iran has received little attention. One of those protesters who is still missing is Sardar…
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Iran Rearrests Labor Activist Speideh Gholian amid Nationwide Protests
Sepideh Gholian, a student labor rights activist has been arrested again for participating in the recent wave of Iran protests against the increase in…
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The Curious Case of Persian Wikipedia: is the Iranian State Influencing Content?
On September 11, an investigative report on Open Democracy by Sina Zekavat raised serious concerns in the Iranian community. The article claimed that the…
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FIFA Responds to Calls to Allow Women into Iranian Sports Stadiums after one Female Fan Dies
FIFA has responded to calls asking the world football governing body to look into the Iranian women’s fight to gain access to stadiums after…
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Zamaneh Media launches Daadkhast.org
Zamaneh Media announces the launch of Daadkhast – دادخواست (lit. ‘Petition’) in Persian – the first digital petitioning platform for Iran and the Iranian…
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Two more Women Arrested in Iran for Asking the Supreme Leader to resign
Two more women arrested in Iran related to letters of dissidents that asks the leader of the IRI to resign.
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Iran Detains another Dual-National British Citizen: this Time a Researcher Working on Minorities
Kameel Ahmady a British-Iranian researcher and academic working on minorities was arrested at his home in Tehran, his wife has confirmed.
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Work-Related Fatalities Increases in Iran
Iranian Legal Medicine Organization (ILMO) announced that work-related fatalities have increased to 17.9 percent in the spring of 2019 compared to the same period…