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After a year, Zahedan prosecutor backtracks; death sentence for rape suspects in Iranshahr
About a year after the issue of the rape of dozens of girls by the Sunni Friday prayer imam of Iranshahr was raised, the Zahedan prosecutor…
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Violent clashes at school in Mahabad after dance video released; school completely closed
Following the publication of a video of Kurdish dancing by teachers and students at a school in Mahabad, a member of parliament has called for the cancellation of…
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Charges of "corruption on earth" and death penalty approved in acid attack punishment plan
While acid attack victims are "desiring to stop the cycle of violence," the additional note to the charge of "corruption on earth" in the plan to increase the punishment for acid attack...
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Nima Yushij's house becomes a cultural hangout
The Tehran City Beautification Organization has purchased the house of the "father of modern poetry" and his wife, Alia Jahangir, in Dezashib for 13.5 billion tomans.
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Tehran University students gather to protest the condition of imprisoned journalist Marzieh Amiri
A group of Tehran University students held a protest rally to protest the lack of information about the condition of Marzieh Amiri, a journalist for Shargh newspaper.…
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Welfare retreat; ban on employing religious minorities in kindergartens amended
A day after protests against the ban on employing religious minorities in kindergartens, Iranian media reported that the ban…
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Sepideh Gholian was transferred from Evin Prison to Qarchak, Varamin.
After the re-arrest of civil activist Sepideh Qolyan in February last year, and the filing of a case with four charges, news…
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Mehdi Hajati sent to prison to serve one year sentence
Zohreh Rastegari, the wife of Mehdi Hajati, a member of the Shiraz City Council, posted on her personal Twitter account on Sunday, June 1, 2019…
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