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New restrictions and prevention of in-person visits: Maryam Akbari-Manfard: "My wife must be released"
Hassan Jafari, the husband of Maryam Akbari-Manfarid, who has been in prison since the day of Ashura in 2009, spoke in an interview with…
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Iran's suspension from all world judo competitions confirmed
The World Judo Federation announced the suspension of the Iranian Judo Federation from participating in all competitions and executive and civic activities…
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Rabiei: Arresting individuals in the presidential institution is a complete lie
The government spokesman announced the arrest of several people in the presidential institution in connection with the case of Ruhollah Zam, the director of “Amadnews.”
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21 protesting Azarab workers arrested; workers demand release of their colleagues
Following the arrest of 21 protesting workers at the Azarab Company, a number of them gathered in front of the company's entrance.…
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Criticism of transferring water from the Caspian Sea to Semnan; Opponents say the salinity of the Caspian Sea will increase
After the Environmental Organization agreed to transfer water from the Caspian Sea to Semnan and criticism from…
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Two political prisoners in Karaj Central Prison went on hunger strike
Mehdi Farahi Shandiz and Mohammad Riazat, two political prisoners imprisoned in Karaj Central Penitentiary, protested the poor conditions of this…
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Three-year prison sentence for a social media activist in Tehran's Shahriar district finalized
Mehrdad Mohammadnejad, an economics student at Islamic Azad University and a social media activist living in Shahriar, was sentenced to three years in prison. He was previously…
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The lawyer of an Azerbaijani activist was arrested by the judiciary in Ardabil.
Seyyed Mohammad Reza Faghihi, a lawyer based in Tehran and one of the lawyers defending Azerbaijani (Turkish) activist Abbas Lasani, was arrested. A source…
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