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Dealing with students this time in cyberspace; Ministry of Health monitors students' activity on social networks
While the crackdown on student protests has intensified in recent months, this time the Ministry of Health announced that…
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A court in Semnan sentenced three Baha'i citizens to a total of 20 years in prison.
Ardeshir Fanaian, Yalda Firouzian, and Behnam Eskandarian, Baha'i citizens living in Semnan, were sentenced by the Revolutionary Court to a total of 20 years in prison.
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Police efforts to prevent Cyrus Day from being held; from summons and pledges to deploying forces on Pasargad Road
On the eve of Aban 7, Cyrus Day, reports indicate that the police are trying to prevent any ceremonies and…
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Head of Forestry Organization arrested on charges of "military force"
Following the arrest of government managers on financial charges in Iran, media outlets have reported the arrest of the head of the Iranian Forestry Organization…
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Unemployment rate for Iranian university graduates is “twice that of illiterates”
A Labor Ministry official reported that the unemployment rate among Iranian university graduates is twice that of the illiterate. To…
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Temporary release of 6 political prisoners on heavy bail and end of Ebrahim Firoozi's sentence
One prisoner of conscience whose sentence has expired and six political prisoners with heavy bails were released on Saturday, November 25, from…
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IMF: Iran needs oil at $195 to balance budget
According to the International Monetary Fund, Iran needs oil at $195 per barrel to balance its budget next year. This figure is more than…
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"Iranian billionaires either don't pay taxes or pay little"
The head of the Tax Affairs Organization says that according to surveys, half of people with incomes of billions of tomans do not pay taxes at all. The director of the inspection of this…
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