Iran

Iranian parliamentarian banned from serving more than three consecutive terms

By amending the electoral law, those who have served three consecutive terms in the Iranian parliament will be able to run for a fourth term.

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A lawyer in an interview with VOA: The Islamic Republic wants to make the practice of law meaningless in Iran

March 27, Defense Lawyer Day in Iran and the 66th anniversary of the independence of the Bar Association, arrived while…

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Bushehr nuclear power plant temporarily shut down

A spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran announced that the Bushehr nuclear power plant will be closed "temporarily" for fuel replacement and repairs.

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8,500 child laborers identified in Iran in first six months of this year

An official in Iran's Welfare Organization announced that in the first six months of 2018, nearly 8,500 children...

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Javed Rahman's Second Report: Continuing Executions of Juveniles and Violations of Human Rights in Iran

Javed Rehman, the UN Special Rapporteur on Iran, has submitted his second report on the human rights situation in Iran to…

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Iranian Human Rights Organization: Six thousand executions in the fourth decade of the Islamic Republic's history

The Iranian Human Rights Organization, based in Oslo, the capital of Norway, which tracks and publishes news about executions in Iran…

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Chicken prices reach 16,000 tomans per kilo in Iran

Continuing the recent price increase in the Iranian market, the price of one kilogram of chicken meat reached 16,000 tomans. Boroumand Chahar'ain, Director…

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One of the Iranian Church Officials: Pressure on Christian Converts Has Increased During the Rouhani Era

Following the arrest of at least six Christian converts in the city of Rasht, an Iranian church official told VOA…

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