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Tag: Sistan-Baluchistan
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“With 200 Protesters Killed, an International Investigation Is Necessary” – Human Rights Organizations FIDH and LDDHI
The League for the Defence of Human Rights in Iran has recorded the names of at least 193 protesters who have been killed so…
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Students suspended for dancing at University event in Iran
Dancing at a university event precipitated the suspension of a group of students at University of Sistan and Baluchistan last week.
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Discovery of ancient kilns suggests early trade in goods
An archeological dig at Yalda Hill in Sistan has unearthed 5,000-year-old kilns with a capacity for the surplus production of ceramics. The Shahrvand daily…
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Rohani adviser in trouble for comments about Sistan-Baluchistan
The Iranian judiciary has announced that the president’s adviser on women’s and family affairs has been summoned to court. The Tasnim daily reports that…
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Half of Sistan-Baluchistan schools need rebuilding now
The director-general of Sistan-Baluchestan School Revitalization says 56 percent of schools are in immediate need of complete rebuilding. Alireza Rasheki told Tasnim News on…
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Heroic teacher killed by crumbing wall while saving students
A crumbling wall at a school in a village near Khash in Sistan Baluchistan Province killed a teacher after he managed to save the…
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Basij accused of using development projects as cover for recruiting
The Basij militia has been involved in development projects in deprived areas of Iran for the past decade; however, local activists say the projects…
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Two killed, many stranded by floods in Sistan-Balichistan
Floods in Nikshahr in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan have claimed the lives of two people. The Mehr News Agency reported on Saturday March…
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Iran reinstates funding for families of executed criminals
The Iranian president’s adviser on Women and Family Affairs says the government has allotted a budget to assist the families of executed people, citing…
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Villages in province depend heavily on trucked-in water
More than half of the population of Sistan-Baluchistan Province lives in villages, and close to 95 percent of these villages do not have infrastructure…
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IRGC activities in Sistan-Baluchistan draw praise, criticism
A Zahedan Member of Parliament has urged Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) to expand its activities in Sistan-Baluchistan to assist the government in tackling…
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Bomb trap kills security officer in southeastern Iran
An Iranian security officer was killed by a bomb explosion in the mountainous regions of Sistan-Baluchistan in southeastern Iran. IRNA reports that Hossein Rahimi…