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Tension in Iranian Parliament over Omid Faction members' meeting with Khatami
Today, the Iranian parliament was thrown into turmoil by the cries of some hardline representatives. They were shouting, "Sedition is the red line of the regime…
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Dowlatabadi: In the petrochemical case, the embezzlement of six billion is a lie; it was corruption, not embezzlement
On Tuesday, the Tehran prosecutor, in an explanation about the corruption case in Iran's petrochemical industry, harshly criticized some media outlets, saying:
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US reaction to heavy prison sentence for prominent Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh
A few hours after the heavy sentence of 38 years in prison was handed down to Nasrin Sotoudeh, a prominent lawyer and human rights activist in…
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Reza Khandan: Nasrin Sotoudeh has been sentenced to 38 years in prison
Reza Khandan, Nasrin Sotoudeh's husband, confirmed in an interview with Deutsche Welle that Sotoudeh has been sentenced to 38 years in prison.
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German labor minister: Cash assistance for refugees should be increased
German Labor Minister Hubertus Heil has presented a plan calling for increased cash assistance for refugees. The Christian Democratic Union…
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Prosecutor's Insistence That Environmentalists in Prison Are Spies; Attempt to Influence Court's Verdict
A day after the Attorney General declared the spying of eight imprisoned environmental activists “definite,” a source…
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Mohammad Hossein Sepehri, a protesting teacher, was sentenced to six months of suspension from service.
Mohammad Hossein Sepehri, a protesting teacher living in Mashhad, participated in the November teachers' rally at the invitation of the Coordination Council of Trade Unions…
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Britain grants “diplomatic protection” to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
The British government has granted “diplomatic protection” to British-Iranian citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. The news of the granting of “diplomatic protection” was announced by the British Foreign Secretary…
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