Iran

Formal reduction of unemployment and change in the basis of calculation

The Statistics Center's announcement of a 1.8 percent drop in the unemployment rate in the summer of 2019 raised doubts among many media outlets and experts. The Center…

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A quarter of the world's population suffers from malnutrition and hunger.

The number of people in the world who suffer from lack of access to adequate food has reached two billion. This is in…

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Explosion on Iranian oil tanker near Saudi port of Jeddah

An explosion on an Iranian tanker has once again brought the issue of attacks on tankers to the media. The tanker belongs to…

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Foreign media coverage of Iranian women's first appearance in the stadium after four decades of ban

After nearly four decades of being banned from attending stadiums, Iranian women have finally been allowed to participate under pressure from the International Football Federation, FIFA, and...

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30% of Iranian youth neither work nor study

The Center for Statistics and Strategic Information of the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare published the results of the NEET index assessment. The index…

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Atena Daemi sentenced to "another two years and one month in prison"

The father of Atena Daemi, a civil rights activist who is currently in prison, announced on Wednesday, October 8, that his son had been re-convicted. Hossein…

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World Day Against the Death Penalty; Children, Hidden Victims

Dozens of human rights organizations decided 17 years ago to mark October 10, corresponding to October 8, as "International Day of...

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Banking obstacles to women's entrepreneurship and self-employment

A member of the parliament's labor faction says banks are not giving loans to women who intend to become entrepreneurs or work in cooperatives.

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