Iran

Women's rights activist Alieh Motabalzadeh's prison sentence upheld in appeals court

A three-year prison sentence was handed down by the court to Alieh Motabalzadeh, vice president of the Association for the Defense of Press Freedom and women's rights activist…

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Shapour Ehsani Rad, a member of the board of directors of the Free Workers Union of Iran, was sentenced to prison and exile.

Shapour Ehsani Rad, labor activist and board member of the Free Workers Union of Iran, was sentenced to 6 years in prison by the Tehran Revolutionary Court.

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Request for conditional release of imprisoned teacher Mahmoud Beheshti Langroodi rejected

The Tehran Prosecutor's Office has opposed the request for conditional release of Mahmoud Beheshti Langroodi, a teacher union activist and spokesperson for the Teachers' Union.

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The plan to “transfer Caspian water to Semnan” disrupted the order of the Iranian parliament

Some members of parliament gathered at the presidium’s stand to protest the plan to “transfer Caspian water to Semnan.” About 40…

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Formal reduction of unemployment and change in the basis of calculation

The Statistics Center's announcement of a 1.8 percent drop in the unemployment rate in the summer of 2019 raised doubts among many media outlets and experts. The Center…

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A quarter of the world's population suffers from malnutrition and hunger.

The number of people in the world who suffer from lack of access to adequate food has reached two billion. This is in…

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Explosion on Iranian oil tanker near Saudi port of Jeddah

An explosion on an Iranian tanker has once again brought the issue of attacks on tankers to the media. The tanker belongs to…

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Foreign media coverage of Iranian women's first appearance in the stadium after four decades of ban

After nearly four decades of being banned from attending stadiums, Iranian women have finally been allowed to participate under pressure from the International Football Federation, FIFA, and...

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