Iran
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US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee approves Iran sanctions bill for human rights violations
The US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee has approved a bill to sanction the Islamic Republic of Iran for human rights violations. The bill…
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"80 percent of the population lives below the poverty line"
Despite Iran's 4.4% economic growth, a member of the parliament's economic commission said that 80% of the population lives below the poverty line...
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Hamid Baghaei arrested to serve 15-year sentence
Hamid Baghaei, Vice President of Iran during the Ahmadinejad era, following the finality of the court verdict and in order to serve…
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68 years in prison for 11 people in Mashhad "on charges of setting fire to mosques and public property"
The Deputy Prosecutor of Mashhad announced that 11 members of the "Restart" group have been sentenced to a total of 68 years in prison, including…
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About 600,000 historical objects were removed from the National Museum during Ahmadinejad's reign.
The former head of the Cultural Heritage Organization announces the removal of 600,000 historical objects from the National Museum of Iran, which were removed during the reign of Hamid…
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Ninth day of the strike; a report on the situation of a child criminal sentenced to death
Mohammad Salehi, a child criminal sentenced to death in Mahabad Prison, is protesting the prison authorities' obstruction of justice in the process of commuting the sentence from…
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Clashes during student protests at Amirkabir University
A number of students at Amirkabir University in Tehran protested against the arrests and sentences issued to some students arrested in the past three months.
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Iran's Interior Minister denies "organization" and "external origin" for January protests
Despite statements by the Leader of the Islamic Republic and some judicial officials attributing the nationwide protests in January to groups opposed to the republic…
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