Iran

Labor protests continue in Iran as Ebrahim Raisi's term as president begins

With the inauguration of Ebrahim Raisi as the new President of Iran, trade union and public gatherings have been held to protest the poor situation…

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Israeli Prime Minister: The time for issuing a statement against Iran has passed

Naftali Bennett, in an Israeli cabinet meeting, referred to the Islamic Republic's role in the attack on the Mercer Strait tanker and called for action...

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Iranian Human Rights Defenders Association: Raisi is one of the "serious violators of human rights" during the 42 years of the Islamic Republic

After the inauguration ceremony of President Ebrahim Raisi in the open court of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran, the Center for Human Rights Defenders…

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US to Raisi: You want sanctions lifted, return to Vienna talks

A White House spokesman says that if Ebrahim Raisi truly wants sanctions lifted, the issue is on the table in Vienna.

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Hamshahri Newspaper: 300 people were arrested during the protests in Susangerd alone

In its report, the Hamshahri newspaper confirmed the arrest of at least 300 people in Susangerd alone during the protests in Khuzestan.…

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50% reduction in red meat consumption in Iran

Mansour Pourian, head of the Iranian Livestock Supply Council, has said that "the economic conditions of the people and the coronavirus" have caused the red meat market to stagnate...

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Death threats to an Iranian Kurdish journalist outside Iran; prison sentence for a media activist in Sanandaj

سازمان حقوق بشری هه‌نگاو از تهدید به مرگ یک روزنامه‌نگار ایرانی کُرد ساکن خارج از ایران و صدور حکم حبس…

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Prison sentences for political defendants in Iran; two dual citizens sentenced to 10 years in prison each

ناهید تقوی، شهروند ایرانی-آلمانی که در ایران زندانی شده است به اتهام مشارکت در یک گروه غیر قانونی به ۱۰…

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