Iran

Only "10 to 15 percent" of Iranian students have returned to school; uncertainty over payments

Iran's Minister of Education says that only 10 to 15 percent of students have returned to classrooms after schools reopened. To…

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Fariba Adelkhah sentenced to 6 years in prison; Paris calls for immediate release of Iranian-French researcher

Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran sentenced Iranian-French researcher Fariba Adelkhah to 6 years in prison. This article…

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Ignorance of the status of Abbas Vahedian Shahroudi's case; 9 months of detention and uncertainty for criticizing Khamenei

Abbas Vahedian Shahroudi, one of the signatories of the letter calling for Khamenei's resignation and a prisoner held in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad, has been released after 9…

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The United States strongly condemned the burning of the tomb of Esther and Mordechai, a holy site for Jews in Iran and around the world, in Hamedan.

Ilan Scott Carr, the US Special Representative for Monitoring and Countering Anti-Semitism, condemned the burning of the tomb of Esther and Mordecai, the site of…

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Amnesty International warns about Ali Younesi: A student is at risk of torture

Amnesty International has expressed concern over the torture of Ali Younesi in a call for his release. The human rights organization is calling for the release of…

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The Iranian Teachers' Union issued a statement protesting the long-term prison sentence for a teacher.

The Iranian Teachers' Union issued a statement condemning the 10-year prison sentence for Esmail Abdi, a member of the board of directors…

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The official number of coronavirus deaths increased, Khuzestan Ghermez, Khorasan and Lorestan are on alert.

In his daily report on official coronavirus statistics, the spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Health said on Thursday, May 15, that 1,808 people had been infected with the virus.

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Officials and experts warn of intensifying coronavirus crisis in Iran

The spread of the COVID-19 virus continues throughout Iran. The situation is reported to be worse in Khuzestan, Lorestan, and Khorasan. Experts…

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