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Religions and sects
Continuing repression of religious freedoms in Iran; even the exile of Dervishes does not satisfy the government
Reza Yavari, a Gonabadi dervish who was recently released from prison, called the exile of Gonabadi dervishes illegal…
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The World Health Organization has stopped using anti-malaria drug to fight coronavirus.
The World Health Organization has suspended clinical trials of the drug hydroxychloroquine to combat COVID-19. Tedros Adhanom, the head of the organization…
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Fourth day of fires in Gachsaran forests
200 hectares of forests and pastures in Gachsaran County have been burned so far. Local authorities say they have been unable to contain the fire…
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Daily increase of more than two thousand cases of coronavirus in official Iranian statistics; reopening of shrines
Despite the daily increase of more than two thousand coronavirus cases in Iran's official statistics, the Deputy General of the Ministry of Health...
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Tehran Prosecutor's Office Considers Accusing Khuzestan Governor of Receiving Bribes "Illegal"
Following the court's investigation into the charges against Omid Asadbeigi, CEO of the Hafte Tapeh Sugarcane Company, and his statements about paying "bribes to...
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Three Haft Tappeh union activists were pardoned after serving five years in prison.
The convictions of three protesting Haft Tappe workers and four civil society and student activists were included in the amnesty. Esmaeil Bakhshi, Mohammad Khanifar,…
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Khorasan Razavi's guidance advisor called a Sunni mosque in Zahedan a "house of corruption"
Mohammad Bagher Tabatabaei, advisor to the Khorasan Razavi Province Guidance Department, wrote on his Twitter account that the Makki Mosque of Zahedan, the largest Sunni mosque in Iran…
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First Iranian oil tanker enters Venezuelan waters
The first of five tankers carrying Iranian fuel entered Venezuela's exclusive economic zone on Saturday evening local time. To…
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