Iran

Pouya Bakhtiari's family members arrested

The family of Pouya Bakhtiari, one of the people killed in the November protests, were arrested. The reason for the arrest was to prevent the 40th anniversary of Pouya Bakhtiari’s death.

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MP: We are lagging behind other countries in gender equality

A member of the Women's Faction in the Parliament says that according to international statistics, Iran is one of the last countries on the list in terms of gender gap. On…

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Teachers' sit-in and retired educators' gathering to protest the living conditions

In a coordinated action, teachers from dozens of cities in Iran staged a sit-in in front of the parliament, along with a gathering of retired educators. The Coordination Council of…

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A bill to ban “direct shooting at kolbars” is on its way to the Iranian parliament.

Piranshahr MP says the bill to ban direct shooting at kolbars will be put on the parliament's agenda with two urgent measures next week.…

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Environmental activists: Pollution from Andrian gold mine threatens Arasbaran

A group of environmental activists from East Azerbaijan called on the head of the judiciary to investigate the pollution of the Andrian gold mine in Varzaghan.…

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1,000 addicted children are placed in the care of welfare services annually.

The Deputy Director of Social Affairs of the Welfare Organization said: "On average, about 5,000 children between the ages of newborns and 18 years old are...

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Kurdish writer and researcher sentenced to 69 months in prison in a trial without a defense lawyer

In recent days, Mojgan Kavsi, a Kurdish writer and researcher from Kelardasht, was sentenced to 5 years and…

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Prosecutor's Office Opposes Conditional Release of Nazanin Zaghari and Narges Mohammadi

In addition to opposing the conditional release of Nazanin Zaghari and Narges Mohammadi, the Tehran Prosecutor's Office also opposed granting them leave of absence.

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