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Suppression of freedom of expression continues in Iran; Member of the Iranian Writers' Association sentenced to long prison term
Arash Ganji, translator and secretary of the Board of Secretaries of the Iranian Writers' Association, was sentenced to 11 years in prison. Nasser Zarafshan, defense attorney…
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US demands immediate release of tanker seized by Iran
The US State Department described the seizure of a South Korean tanker by the Revolutionary Guard as an attempt by the Islamic Republic to engage in “international extortion.”
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Bahareh Soleimani's continued detention and uncertainty in the IRGC Intelligence Detention Center
Bahareh Soleimani, a citizen living in Tehran, is still being held in the IRGC Intelligence Detention Center 81 days after her arrest.
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Despite all the documentation, the accused Abadani girl and the security guard were acquitted
Branch 7 of the Abadan Prosecutor's Office issued a summons for Bahar Cheshm Barah, a citizen of Abadan. At the same time, Mehdi Kazemi,…
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The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz remains in the Persian Gulf waters.
The Pentagon announced that it has reconsidered its previous decision to withdraw the aircraft carrier Nimitz and that the ship…
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Rape case of girls in Iranshahr; flogging and imprisonment sentences confirmed for the defendants in the case
Public Relations of the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office of Iranshahr County has confirmed part of the sentences issued for each of the defendants in the case...
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Bandar Abbas; 8 Baha'i citizens sentenced to a total of 14 years in prison
Arash Rasekhi, Nasim Qanavatian, Maral Rasti, Mahnaz Jan Nisar, Omid Afaghi, Ruhollah Afshar, Adib Haq Pajouh and Farhad Amri,…
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The unquestioning hand of state religion in the pockets of the people
For several years, the amount allocated in the country's annual budget for a number of religious organizations has been revealed and publicized in the media.
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