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Zarif: US sanctions show disregard for human rights
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has described recent US sanctions against the Islamic Republic as a “disregard for human rights in all…
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Iran asks Pakistan to take urgent action to release hostages
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif spoke by phone with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday, October 15, about…
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Behind the scenes of the arrest of environmental activists; Iran is concerned about the disclosure of information about nuclear sites
Iran's Revolutionary Court has entered the preliminary stages of filing charges against five environmental activists who were arrested in February 2017…
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Six-month to one-year prison sentences for women arrested in August; protest against reformists' silence
The judiciary has issued prison sentences ranging from six months to one year for women arrested during the August protests.…
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123 Iranian asylum seekers in the Turkish city of Cankeri will soon be ordered to leave the country
According to reports, the Turkish city of Cankırı Immigration Department has recently published a list of 200 people based on…
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The US sanctions 20 companies and financial institutions affiliated with the Basij Cooperative Foundation
On Tuesday, October 14, the US Treasury Department targeted a network of financial institutions and companies affiliated with the "Basij Cooperative Foundation"…
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Human Rights Watch criticizes increase in arrests and harassment of Baha'is in Iran
Human Rights Watch wrote in a report titled Persecution and Detention of Baha'is in Iran that over the past two…
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Selective presence of women at Azadi Stadium: A show or a prelude to lifting the ban?
While the national teams of Iran and Bolivia met in Tehran on Tuesday, the attendance of about 300 people…
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