Iran

Iranian government's efforts to further restrict the internet; National Information Network budget tripled

Despite severe economic problems that have led to a sharp decline in Iranian government revenues, plans to restrict the internet…

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A Baha'i citizen living in Babol was sentenced to one year in prison.

The lawyer for Shiva Khalili, a Baha'i citizen in Iran, announced his client's prison sentence by posting a text on Twitter.

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Electricity industry activist: We export Iranian goods as Turkish goods due to sanctions

According to an electricity industry activist, Iranian companies are forced to import Iranian goods due to sanctions and related problems.

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Iran's Economy Minister: We will not have 4,200 Tomans for other goods except medicine and bread

Iran's Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance says that in the country's 1401 budget, "apart from medicine and bread, there is no provision for other...

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Ministry of Health confirms entry of Omicron strain of coronavirus into Iran

With the identification of a confirmed case of the Omicron coronavirus strain in Iran, experts are warning of its spread within 17 days…

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Teachers gather in Hamedan to protest "incomplete approval" of the ranking bill

Teachers in the city of Hamedan held a protest rally on Thursday, December 15, in protest of the "incomplete approval" of the teacher ranking bill in the Iranian parliament...

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Honor-motivated murder of a young woman by her husband in Rasht

A woman in Rasht was stabbed to death by her husband in an honor killing. The accused of murder is…

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Ukrainian plane downed; four-nation deadline for Iran

Ukraine, Britain, Sweden and Canada have given Iran until January 5th to pay compensation for the downing of the Ukrainian plane.

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