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Tag: Norooz
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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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Norooz in Calais
Aida Qajar A number of Iranian musicians ushered in the new Iranian year with a concert at the refugee camp in Calais, France. More…
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Vehicle accidents during Norooz claim a life for every hour
Road accidents have killed 169 people across Iran during the Norooz holidays so far, according to Iran’s highway police authorities. The Tasnim News Agency…
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Supreme Leader’s Norooz message calls past year bittersweet
Iran’s Supreme Leader has dubbed the Iranian New Year the year of “the Economy of Resistance; Plan and action!” and in his Norooz message…
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Obama’s Norooz message for Iranians lauds economic potential
The U.S. president issued a video message on the occasion of the Iranian New Year to the Iranian people and all those who celebrate…
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Some political prisoners get break to celebrate Norooz
Iranian authorities have agreed to grant a furlough to a number of political prisoners on the occasion of Norooz to let them spend the…
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Baha’i Couples Welcoming Spring in Prison
Kian Sabeti Source: www.radiozamaneh.com Translation by Iran Press Watch In the final days of the current year, in which Iranian families are preparing to…
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Campaign encourages safe driving during holidays
Iranian officials report that road accidents add 100 people to the country’s disabled population every day. The head of Iran’s Red Crescent, Massoud Habibi,…
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Store owners have altercation with street vendors
A group of Tehran store owners got into a physical conflict with street vendors in the Ghaem Market neighbourhood. On Monday March 7, store…
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Surge of Norooz road traffic leads to fatal accidents
At least 58 people have been killed in road accidents since the beginning of the New Year on March 21 and more than 100…
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UN condemns deadly bombings of Norooz celebrations
Kurds in northeastern Syria. Two car bombs exploded near groups of Kurdish people in Hasakah, where citizens were celebrating the arrival of the New…
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President, Supreme Leader give New Year’s message to Iranians
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei addressed Iranians about the coming year, referring to it as the year of “government and the people: empathy and…