Iran
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Six-month to one-year prison sentences for women arrested in August; protest against reformists' silence
The judiciary has issued prison sentences ranging from six months to one year for women arrested during the August protests.…
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123 Iranian asylum seekers in the Turkish city of Cankeri will soon be ordered to leave the country
According to reports, the Turkish city of Cankırı Immigration Department has recently published a list of 200 people based on…
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The US sanctions 20 companies and financial institutions affiliated with the Basij Cooperative Foundation
On Tuesday, October 14, the US Treasury Department targeted a network of financial institutions and companies affiliated with the "Basij Cooperative Foundation"…
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Human Rights Watch criticizes increase in arrests and harassment of Baha'is in Iran
Human Rights Watch wrote in a report titled Persecution and Detention of Baha'is in Iran that over the past two…
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Selective presence of women at Azadi Stadium: A show or a prelude to lifting the ban?
While the national teams of Iran and Bolivia met in Tehran on Tuesday, the attendance of about 300 people…
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Second day of teachers' sit-in in Iran
The sit-in by teachers and educators across Iran, which began on Sunday, October 12, continued on Monday.…
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14 Iranian military personnel kidnapped at Mirjaveh border
The official news agency of the Islamic Republic, IRNA, on Tuesday, October 14, quoted a source familiar with the “kidnapping” of 14 Iranian forces…
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Bomb threat near Iranian embassy in Ankara
Turkish police have increased security measures around the Iranian embassy in Ankara after receiving a warning about a possible bomb attack.
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