Iran

A group of construction workers from Baneh County in Kurdistan gathered

A group of construction workers in Baneh city, Kurdistan province, protested against the increase in their insurance premiums in front of the labor department…

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An Iranian civil rights activist is at risk of deportation to Iran after fleeing to Georgia and attempting to cross the border illegally.

"Mohammad Hosseinzadeh," a civil activist who was temporarily released from prison in February of last year after posting a bail of 200 million Tomans and…

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Retired educators gather again in Tehran

A group of retired educators held a protest rally in front of the Ministry of Education on Wednesday, May 24. These retirees…

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Child marriage and the silence of the law

There is still no legal prohibition on the marriage of girls under the age of 13, and a bill to increase this age to 16 has stalled...

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US Secretary of State's reaction to the change of IRGC commander: There is no difference between them and Zarif and Rouhani

The US Secretary of State, who spoke to reporters Monday morning to announce the lifting of waivers for oil purchases from Iran,…

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Civil activist Sahand Maali's ten-month prison sentence confirmed

The ten-month prison sentence for Sahand Maali, a civil activist from Sarab city, was handed down in the appeals court without the activist’s presence.

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Food inflation increased by 85% in April 2019 compared to last year

In its latest report, the Statistical Center of Iran reported that the monthly inflation rate (percentage change in the total consumer price index compared to the same month last year)…

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“Dam construction was destructive to the environment”

President Hassan Rouhani defended the government's dam-building policy during a visit to flood-affected areas of Lorestan province. Experts, however, warned…

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