Iran

Protests continue against the arrest of labor activists and teachers and the "building of cases" against them

Criticism from human rights, labor, teachers, and retiree organizations of the arrest of several labor activists and teachers on May 10th, and…

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Human rights body: UN special rapporteur received "$200,000 in aid from China"

UN Watch, a non-profit human rights organization, says Alena Doohan, a UN special rapporteur on...

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Osman Mohammadparast, renowned Iranian two-stringed musician, passes away

The famous Iranian and Khorasan dotar master, Osman Mohammadparast, passed away in Khaf at the age of 94. Many remember him as…

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Narges Mansouri arrested

Narges Mansouri, a civil activist and one of the signatories of the statement calling for the leader's resignation, was arrested by security forces. According to the news agency…

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Six months in prison for a journalist for asking a question to the Friday prayer imam in Karaj

Mahyar Taghikhani, a journalist from Karaj, was sentenced to six months in prison for asking a question to the Friday prayer leader of the city.

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Popular protests; "At least one person was killed" in Farsan; Internet shutdown in several cities in Khuzestan

A civil activist living in Farsan, a province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, said on Wednesday, May 18, that despite the security climate…

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Teachers' Union calls Iranian Broadcasting Corporation's report "smearing"

The Iranian Teachers' Union said in a statement that the Iranian Broadcasting Corporation's report on the arrest of two French citizens on charges of "contacting" union activists...

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Reactions to the presence of the UN Special Rapporteur in Iran: Do not empower our torturers

The UN Special Rapporteur, who traveled to Iran with the consent of the Islamic Republic, spoke at a conference on Wednesday, May 19…

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