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University professor dies in Evin prison two weeks after arrest; authorities say it was suicide

The death of a university professor and environmental activist comes nearly two weeks after his arrest in…

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Opinion | Protests against the hijab expose internal divisions in Iran

Nasrin Sotoudeh, a human rights lawyer in Tehran, says about women's protest against the mandatory hijab: "The message is very clear and specific...

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Sar-e-Pul Zahab Representative: The Situation of Aid to Earthquake Victims is Not Appropriate

The representative of Sar-e-Pul-Zahab and Qasr-e-Shirin in the Islamic Consultative Assembly praised the efforts of the Red Crescent Organization, the Housing Foundation, and the Ministry of Oil in helping…

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Trump should reprimand and sanction IRIB, Fars, Tasnim, and IRNA: Foundation for Defense of Democracies

President Trump's administration should shut down Iranian state-controlled media outlets, including the Iranian Broadcasting Corporation, Fars News Agency, Tasnim News Agency, and Republic News Agency.

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"Execution of three teenagers in Iran"; Human Rights Watch calls for halt to execution of juvenile offenders

Following the execution in January of three people who were under the age of 18 at the time of their crimes, the Watchtower…

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This time, the flames are in the lap of the Ministry of Energy.

According to FCNN news agency; The 13-story thermal power building of the Ministry of Energy is more than two days old…

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Hijab and the politics of coercion

According to FCNN news agency; In recent months, Iranian society, both men and women, with the presence of…

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Tehran police arrest 29 citizens protesting compulsory hijab

Tehran police have arrested 29 people in the city who wore their headscarves on the streets in protest against the mandatory hijab.

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