Iran
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Detention of dual nationals continues in Iran; Akbar Lakestani was arrested and imprisoned upon entering the country
Akbar Lakestani, a dual citizen residing in the United States, was arrested by intelligence agents at the "Seru" border in Urmia after entering Iranian territory.
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Reporters Without Borders: Islamic Republic takes journalists' families hostage
Reporters Without Borders condemned the arrest of family members and relatives of journalist Masih Alinejad and declared that the Islamic Republic…
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Joint statement by 13 civil society and human rights organizations on the arrest of activists' relatives by the Iranian government
The human rights organizations signing this letter express their deep concern over the arrest of family members of activists, journalists, and political prisoners by…
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The Ministry of Health confirmed that a number of residents of a village in Lordegan have contracted AIDS.
Following reports that a group of residents of the village of "Chinar Mahmoudi" in Lordegan province were infected with the HIV virus, an official…
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The manager of an automobile parts manufacturing company was accused of "smuggling 8.7 trillion tomans"
Tehran's prosecutor says Abbas Iravani, director of the "Azzam Automotive Parts Group," is charged with "disrupting the country's economic system" and "forming a smuggling gang."
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Despite evidence of weapons support, the Islamic Republic's highest military official called support for the Houthis "advisory."
While the US and Saudi Arabia accuse Iran of sending money and weapons to Yemen's Houthi rebels...
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Two political prisoners in Urmia Central Prison went on hunger strike
Two political prisoners, Ebrahim Khalili Hamedani and Salar Khalili Hamedani, were recently sentenced to 16 years each.
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Nazanin Zaghari's letter from Evin: My daughter and I have become playthings in the hands of politicians
Nazanin Zaghari, a dual Iranian-British citizen, criticized the Islamic Republic's performance in her case in a letter from Evin. To…
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