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500,000 Afghan Refugees Have Fled to Iran in Current Year

Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, at the conclusion of his three-day visit to Iran, called for…

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Rasoul Bedaghi Released on Bail; Human Rights Activist Describes His Release as ‘Government Retreat’

Rasoul Bedaghi, secretary of the Islamic Azad Teachers’ Union in Islamshahr who was arrested by security forces on December 20…

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Member of Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran Transferred to ‘Solitary Confinement After 21 Years of Imprisonment’

The human rights organization Hengaw states that Khaled Freidouni, a peshmerga member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran, who…

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European High Court: European Companies Permitted to Terminate Contracts with Iran Due to US Sanctions

The Court of Justice of the European Union, following Iran’s complaint against a German company, announced that European companies are…

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Case of Former Central Bank Officials to Be Reviewed Again

The public relations office of Iran’s “Supreme Court” has announced that the retrial case of the former head and deputy…

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Iran Government Spokesman Denies Gasoline Price Increase in Kish and Qeshm Islands

Iran’s government spokesman rejected reports about a pilot scheme to increase gasoline prices on the islands of Qeshm and Kish,…

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Ahmad Montazeri Calls Espionage Allegations Against Intelligence Ministry ‘Completely False’

Ahmad Montazeri, son of Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri, called statements made by “a current official” of the Islamic Republic’s Intelligence Ministry…

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Iran Fires Ballistic Missiles in Persian Gulf Military Exercise

Iran’s state television reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps conducted ballistic and cruise missile tests on Tuesday during military…

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