Iran

Return to the coupon system; “Representatives did not understand what they voted for”

The Iranian parliament's approval of couponing essential goods is facing widespread opposition. Critics are calling for a review of the policy.…

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US State Department calls possible appointment of Raisi to head Iran's judiciary "shameful"

The US Deputy Secretary of State reacted to the news of the possible appointment of Ebrahim Raisi as head of the Judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran…

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Iranian-Belgian professor arrested in Iran over “security issues”

The University of Leuven in Belgium has severed its cooperation with the University of Tehran due to the arrest of a “Belgian Iranian professor” in Iran…

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The third round of nationwide teachers' sit-in in Iran

A large number of Iranian teachers have stopped working in dozens of cities at the invitation of the Coordination Council of Teachers' Unions and...

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Sepideh Gholian's family gathered in front of the Shusha Courthouse

The family of Sepideh Gholian, a civil rights activist imprisoned in Iran, along with several Haft Tappeh workers, protested on Monday, March 4, against…

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Number of people poisoned by adulterated liquor in Ahar rises to 102; one person dies

Mehr News Agency, citing an "informed source" at Bagherul Uloom Ahar Hospital, reported that the number of people infected with…

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"Two-thirds" of the population of Kerman's Baft city have become marginalized

Mehrdad Aminifar, Kerman's representative in the Supreme Council of Provinces, while listing the numerous problems of Kerman province, stated that the phenomenon of marginalization is one of the…

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Ebrahim Raisi's presidency of the judiciary "confirmed"

Gholamreza Mohseni Ejei said in a weekly press conference that he is indebted to the system and will help the new head of the judiciary, Mr. Raisi...

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