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Iran News
Confirming two death sentences for those arrested in the January 2017 protests
“These death sentences are to scare people,” an informed source told the Campaign for Human Rights in Iran…
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Iran News
Protests continue in Iran; this time against direct shooting of Kolbars
The widespread coverage of the hashtag “#Kolbar_Nekshid” on social media has opened a new arena of protests against state violence in Iran. This…
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Iran News
Prison for protesters who fired missiles at passenger plane; Bahareh Hedayat: Those 176 people will not return, including those killed in Aban
Bahareh Hedayat, a civil activist and master's student in political science at the University of Tehran, was arrested for participating in a protest against the shooting of…
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World events
Protests against racism spread to several other US cities
The city of Portland has been rocked by unrest over the weekend. Donald Trump has called for a tougher response to the protesters. This in…
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Iran News
Haft Tappeh sugarcane workers' strike and march enters 38th day; still no one is held accountable
The workers of the Haft Tapeh sugar factory, who have been protesting since June 16, have been on strike for thirty-one…
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Human rights
Taghi Rahmani: The culture of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence is to diminish culture
Narges Mohammadi's husband says that recording a video of his children protesting the 11 months of not hearing their mother's voice was their own spontaneous act...
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Iran News
Farzaneh Ansarifar, sister of one of those killed in November protests, arrested
گزارشها حاکی از آن است که فرزانه انصاریفر، خواهر یکی از جانباختگان اعتراضات آبان سال گذشته در بهبهان، بازداشت شده…
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Iran News
Protests in Iran; Internet restrictions, arrests of protesters
اعتراضات ایران از بهبهان آغاز و به شیراز، اصفهان، رشت، مشهد، تبریز و ارومیه رسید. به دنبال این اعتراضات اینترنت…
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