Iran

Continued repression of civil activists in Iran; Nasser Ashjari Maheri sentenced to prison

Nasser Ashjari Maheri, a civil activist, has been sentenced to 6 months in prison by the Revolutionary Court. Mohammad Moghimi, Nasser’s lawyer…

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Lawyer Payam Darfashan sentenced to prison and barred from practicing law

Payam Darfashan, a lawyer in Iran, was sentenced to prison and barred from practicing law by the Revolutionary Court of Karaj. Saeed…

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Families of Ukrainian plane victims appeal to airlines: Avoid flying over Iranian skies

According to the CBC news agency, the families of those killed in the Revolutionary Guards' missile attack on a Ukrainian flight in Iran have asked European airlines to…

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The prison sentence of imprisoned civil activist Rezvaneh Ahmad Khanbeigi was upheld by the Court of Appeal.

The 6-year prison sentence for Rezvaneh Ahmad Khanbeigi, a civil rights activist imprisoned in Iran, was previously handed down by the Revolutionary Court…

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Sharp increase in deaths from addiction, drowning, and gassing in Iran

Iran's Forensic Medicine Organization has reported a sharp increase in deaths from addiction, drowning, and gassing in the country over the past solar year,…

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The number of Covid-19 patients in Khuzestan Province tripled

The number of people infected with COVID-19 in Iran has once again started to rise. In Khuzestan province, the situation is 9…

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Human Rights Watch: Instead of accepting responsibility, the Islamic Republic imprisons protesters over the downing of the Ukrainian plane

Human Rights Watch says the Islamic Republic's judiciary has executed at least 13 people in late April 2020 solely for…

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Housing in Tehran: 87% decrease in transactions, less than 1% decrease in prices

According to new statistics from the Iranian Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, housing purchases and sales in Tehran in April of this year amounted to…

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