Iran

Continued repression of civil activists in Iran; Ruhollah Mirzaei sentenced to 2 years in prison

Ruhollah Mirzaei, a civil activist from Ilam, was sentenced to two years in prison by the Revolutionary Court. According to the campaign…

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New details from the case of Mohsen Lorestani; a singer accused of "corruption on earth"

An informed source told VOA that the court hearing on the case of Mohsen Lorestani, an Iranian singer accused of "corruption in…

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Narges Mohammadi's Mother's "Epistolary Note"

Ozra Bazargan has published a “complaint letter” protesting the pressures imposed on her daughter Narges Mohammadi. She is particularly concerned about Mohammadi’s deprivation…

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14 Haft Tappeh sugarcane workers arrested

According to the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Workers' Union, 14 workers of the company have been arrested. Some official Iranian media outlets also reported the news…

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Lords' protests; Parliament forms fact-finding committee

The Omid faction has called for a comprehensive report on the incidents in Lordegan and the village of Chenar Mahmoudi and for this report to be read in an open session of the parliament…

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Gender gap: Women are the first option for workforce reduction

A labor relations expert expresses concern about the persistence of the gender gap in the economic sphere and the trends that are exacerbating this gap. The latest…

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Eleven cases of self-immolation of women in six months in Dishmukh

The state-run newspaper "Iran" reported that in one of the cities of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad provinces in the first six months of 2019, more than…

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Iranian status of children of Iranian women subject to approval by the Ministry of Intelligence and IRGC Intelligence

Finally, after three reviews, the Guardian Council approved on October 1, 2019, the bill determining the status of children born from women's marriages...

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