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US House of Representatives Resolution "Condemning Repression" and "Supporting the Rights of the People" in Iran
The US House of Representatives passed a resolution that, while supporting the right of Iranian citizens to freedom of expression, "the Iranian government…
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Iranian chess player explains: I will no longer participate in the mandatory hijab game
Mitra Hejazipour, the Iranian chess player who was expelled from the national team for removing her hijab during an international tournament, is advocating for the hijab for women…
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Iranians' angry reaction to plane crash cover-up deepens rift in state media
Voice of America English Section – After Iran, contrary to its initial false claim, admitted its role in the overthrow of…
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A Kurdish political prisoner was sentenced to 6 years in prison.
The 11-year prison sentence of a Marivan resident named Tahsin Dadras was reduced to 6 years by the appeals court.
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Nasser Rezaei's brother: My brother protested, they responded with bullets
Mansour Rezaei, brother of Nasser Rezaei, who died from a gunshot wound on Sunday, November 16, 2019, in an interview with…
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Religions and sects
The Islamic Republic of Iran has denied unofficial religious minorities the opportunity to obtain national ID cards.
To receive a national card, unofficial religious minorities must lie or be disenfranchised. For Baha'is and other minorities...
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Ali Motahari: 290 MPs who should not be Ayatollahs
Ali Motahari advised the Guardian Council to "not let the nannies be more compassionate than the mothers" and, referring to the disqualifications, said that all...
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Father of one of the Ukrainian plane crash victims: Airport officials prevented the victims' family from leaving Iran
Hamed Esmailiyon, an Iranian writer and dentist living in Canada, lost his wife and daughter when the IRGC shot down a Ukrainian plane.
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