Iran

The last imprisoned member of the Baha'i community leaders known as the "Yaran" group has been released after 10 years in prison.

Afif Naimi, 56, the last of the seven former Baha'i leaders in Iran, was released from prison in Iran on Thursday…

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A teenager committed suicide in the city of Izeh in Khuzestan Province due to hunger.

Iranian media have reported that an eleven-year-old boy in the city of Izeh, located in Khuzestan Province in southern Iran,…

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"More than 20" Ahvaz steel workers remain in detention

A member of the labor faction in the Islamic Consultative Assembly announced on Thursday that "more than" 20 workers were among the protesting workers...

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US Secretary of State welcomes Albania's move to expel Islamic Republic agents

The US Secretary of State, thanking Albania for its action in expelling two Islamic Republic agents, recalled that in…

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11 years in prison and confiscation of personal property, court sentences Baha'i citizen

The sister of Yekta Fahandjsaadi says that Judge Mohammad Mojtaba Rudijani sentenced her to 11 years in prison and the confiscation of her personal property.

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“Iran’s military spending surpassed Israel and Canada this year”

According to the latest report from the consulting firm IHS Markit, the military budget of countries around the world has seen an unprecedented increase in 2018. Military budgets…

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Two children die in a fire at a preschool in Zahedan

Following the death of two schoolchildren in a fire at a preschool in Zahedan, the director of education for the second district…

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Nazanin Zaghari requests conditional release from Tehran prosecutor's office

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's defense lawyer announced that his client has requested conditional release from the Tehran Prosecutor's Office. Mahmoud Behzadi, the lawyer…

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