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UNICEF responds to Romina Ashrafi's murder by her father: Iranian girls and boys must be protected from violence
UNICEF has released a statement describing the murder of 14-year-old Iranian girl Romina Ashrafi by her father as "tragic" and "deeply disturbing."
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Repression continues in Mahshahr; several citizens arrested by security forces
At least 14 Sunni citizens living in Mahshahr were arrested and taken to unknown locations by security forces in a raid.
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Coronavirus has become a plague on the poor around the world
The highest number of victims of the coronavirus in all countries of the world are low-income and disadvantaged groups such as workers, minorities, and women. Economic restrictions…
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India helps Iran fight massive locust infestation
Concerned about the spread of locust attacks to its border areas, India has announced that it will export dozens of tons of pesticides to Iran.
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Rouhani and the Iranian Ministry of Justice's reaction to the brutal murder of Romina
In response to the brutal murder of Romina, a 13-year-old girl, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has ordered the acceleration of the consideration of bills...
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Housing prices in Iran increased by about "35 percent" during the first two months of 2019.
The Central Bank, in its latest report published on Wednesday, June 27, says that housing prices in the first two months…
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Behnam Musivand summoned to serve prison sentence; punishment for participating in the January protests three years ago
Behnam Musivand, a civil activist and one of the detainees of the January 2017 protests, was previously sentenced to 6 years in prison by the Revolutionary Court.
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"Beating" and Arrest of Civil Activist Soheila Hijab After Appeal Court
Soheila Hijab, a lawyer and civil activist from Kermanshah, described in an audio file her arrest and beating…
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