Iran
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Request for conditional release of imprisoned teacher Mahmoud Beheshti Langroodi rejected
The Tehran Prosecutor's Office has opposed the request for conditional release of Mahmoud Beheshti Langroodi, a teacher union activist and spokesperson for the Teachers' Union.
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Khamenei's involvement in the case of detained environmental activists
The case of environmental activists was referred to the Supreme National Security Council on the orders of the Leader of the Islamic Republic. Khamenei is said to have demanded…
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The plan to “transfer Caspian water to Semnan” disrupted the order of the Iranian parliament
Some members of parliament gathered at the presidium’s stand to protest the plan to “transfer Caspian water to Semnan.” About 40…
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Formal reduction of unemployment and change in the basis of calculation
The Statistics Center's announcement of a 1.8 percent drop in the unemployment rate in the summer of 2019 raised doubts among many media outlets and experts. The Center…
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A quarter of the world's population suffers from malnutrition and hunger.
The number of people in the world who suffer from lack of access to adequate food has reached two billion. This is in…
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Explosion on Iranian oil tanker near Saudi port of Jeddah
An explosion on an Iranian tanker has once again brought the issue of attacks on tankers to the media. The tanker belongs to…
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Letter from a female activist imprisoned in Iran on the occasion of the International Day against the Death Penalty
Atena Daemi, a human rights activist serving her sentence in Evin Prison, wrote an open letter on the occasion of…
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Foreign media coverage of Iranian women's first appearance in the stadium after four decades of ban
After nearly four decades of being banned from attending stadiums, Iranian women have finally been allowed to participate under pressure from the International Football Federation, FIFA, and...
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