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Child marriage and the silence of the law
There is still no legal prohibition on the marriage of girls under the age of 13, and a bill to increase this age to 16 has stalled...
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Mojtaba Dadashi, a student prisoner, goes on hunger strike to protest the prison authorities' indifference to his illness
A source familiar with the situation of Mojtaba Dadashi, a student sentenced to three years in prison and currently serving a sentence in Sabzevar Prison…
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Journalist Mohammad Reza Nasab Abdollahi arrested by the Revolutionary Guards
Mohammad Reza Nasab Abdollahi, editor-in-chief of the Anar Pars and Aban Press websites, who traveled to the city of Anar in the province to visit his family…
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Amnesty International: Two-thirds of executions of people under 18 worldwide were carried out by the Islamic Republic
Amnesty International announced in a report that Iran alone is responsible for 97 executions since 1990.
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US Secretary of State's reaction to the change of IRGC commander: There is no difference between them and Zarif and Rouhani
The US Secretary of State, who spoke to reporters Monday morning to announce the lifting of waivers for oil purchases from Iran,…
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Islamist group accused of suicide bombings in Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan government has blamed an extremist Islamist group for the deadly bombings in the country. Sri Lankan police have confirmed the suicide bombings…
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Civil activist Sahand Maali's ten-month prison sentence confirmed
The ten-month prison sentence for Sahand Maali, a civil activist from Sarab city, was handed down in the appeals court without the activist’s presence.
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A group of teachers gathered in front of the Ministry of Education in Tehran.
A group of teachers from across Iran protested in front of the Ministry of Education building on Monday, May 2nd, against not receiving their salary.
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