Iran

Charges of "corruption on earth" and death penalty approved in acid attack punishment plan

While acid attack victims are "desiring to stop the cycle of violence," the additional note to the charge of "corruption on earth" in the plan to increase the punishment for acid attack...

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Nima Yushij's house becomes a cultural hangout

The Tehran City Beautification Organization has purchased the house of the "father of modern poetry" and his wife, Alia Jahangir, in Dezashib for 13.5 billion tomans.

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Welfare retreat; ban on employing religious minorities in kindergartens amended

A day after protests against the ban on employing religious minorities in kindergartens, Iranian media reported that the ban…

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Mehdi Hajati sent to prison to serve one year sentence

Zohreh Rastegari, the wife of Mehdi Hajati, a member of the Shiraz City Council, posted on her personal Twitter account on Sunday, June 1, 2019…

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Zoroastrian representative protests against welfare directive

Esfandiar Ekhtari, Zoroastrian representative in parliament, in a letter to the Minister of Labor, the Welfare Department's circular prohibiting the hiring of trainers from minorities...

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Iranian Tax Affairs Organization: Buyers of more than 20 coins must pay tax

The Iranian Tax Affairs Organization announced on Monday, June 4, that buyers of more than 20 coins must…

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Journalist Masoud Kazemi sentenced to 4.5 years in prison

"Masoud Kazemi," journalist and editor of the monthly "Voice of the Persians," who is in detention, was sentenced to four years and six months in prison.

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Trump: If Iran wants to negotiate, I'm ready

The US president said Iran's economy has been weakened by sanctions and the Islamic Republic is looking for a deal. He added that if…

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