Iran News
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Rain That Brings No Blessing; Floods and Waterlogging in Iran’s Deprived Provinces
Rainfall in southern Iranian provinces has caused floods and waterlogging of homes and streets. So far, two people have died…
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Keyvan Samimi Arrested and Transferred to Evin Prison
Keyvan Samimi, editor-in-chief of “Iran Tomorrow” magazine, has been transferred to Evin Prison. Mr. Samimi was previously sentenced to three…
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Floods Strike Five Additional Iranian Provinces; At Least Seven Dead in Bushehr and Hormozgan
Reports from Iran indicate that floods have affected more than seven provinces across the country, with at least seven people…
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Human Rights Watch Calls for Swift Passage of Women’s Protection Bill in Iran
Human Rights Watch has urged Iranian authorities to expedite amendments to the bill titled “Protection, Dignity, and Security of Women…
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Massoumeh Ebtekar’s Claims in Response to VOA Tablet Program Spark Controversy on Twitter; Protest Over Hypocrisy and Double Standards of Islamic Republic Officials
After Massoumeh Ebtekar denied the VOA’s Tablet program report about her son, saying he is in the United States for…
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Civil activist Amirpornang Sarmadi Tehrani arrested without summons and transferred to Babol Prison
The defense lawyer of Amirpornang Sarmadi Tehrani, a civil activist residing in Babolsar, says that he was arrested illegally and…
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Human Rights Defenders’ Letter to Khamenei: Free Nasrin Sotoudeh
A number of human rights organizations have published an open letter protesting Nasrin Sotoudeh’s return to prison. The letter is…
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Amnesty International Calls for Halt to Finger Amputation Sentences for Six Iranian Prisoners
Amnesty International released a report calling for the cessation of imminent finger amputation sentences for six prisoners in Iran. Amnesty…
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