Iran
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Amnesty International calls for the release of Abdullah Bozorgzadeh
Amnesty International has issued a statement calling on the authorities in Iran to immediately and unconditionally release Abdullah Bozorgzadeh…
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Heavy prison sentence for Shazand citizen for writing slogans and attending Cyrus ceremony
Ruhollah Hedayati, a citizen of the city of Shazand and known as "Ahora", who was arrested last November, was sentenced by the Revolutionary Court to…
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Mike Pompeo announces the formation of the "Iran Action Group" at the US State Department
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the formation of the "Iran Action Group" at a press conference on Thursday, and…
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Prince Reza Pahlavi: We the people of Iran want our country returned to us
Prince Reza Pahlavi wrote in a note in the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal, stating that the Iranian people have a message…
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Ezatollah Entezami, "Mr. Actor," Passes Away
Ezatollah Entezami, a famous Iranian film and theater actor, passed away on Friday, August 16, after several years of homelessness and illness.
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MP: Environmental activists continue to be detained despite end of interrogation
Iranian MP Mahmoud Sadeghi announced on Wednesday, August 14, that with the end of the “investigation and interrogation” of environmental activists…
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Zarif defends government's position at Caspian summit: We saw the greatest benefit for Iran
In a renewed defense of the position and actions of the Hassan Rouhani government regarding the legal regime of the Caspian Sea, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Minister of…
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US expresses concern over the situation of Nasrin Sotoudeh and Narges Mohammadi
A US State Department spokesperson said that Washington's view is that "daily cases of human rights violations and arbitrary detentions" in Iran are "unacceptable."
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