Iran

The Islamic Republic of Iran ranks 1st in terms of the "perception of corruption" index.

The World Economic Forum released its Global Competitiveness Report on Tuesday. Using the relevant methodology…

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US criticizes Iran's Basij and IRGC for using "children" to fight in the region

The US ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday condemned Iran's Basij forces' use of school students, which...

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Behind the scenes of the arrest of environmental activists; Iran is concerned about the disclosure of information about nuclear sites

Iran's Revolutionary Court has entered the preliminary stages of filing charges against five environmental activists who were arrested in February 2017…

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Six-month to one-year prison sentences for women arrested in August; protest against reformists' silence

The judiciary has issued prison sentences ranging from six months to one year for women arrested during the August protests.…

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The US sanctions 20 companies and financial institutions affiliated with the Basij Cooperative Foundation

On Tuesday, October 14, the US Treasury Department targeted a network of financial institutions and companies affiliated with the "Basij Cooperative Foundation"…

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Human Rights Watch criticizes increase in arrests and harassment of Baha'is in Iran

Human Rights Watch wrote in a report titled Persecution and Detention of Baha'is in Iran that over the past two…

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Second day of teachers' sit-in in Iran

The sit-in by teachers and educators across Iran, which began on Sunday, October 12, continued on Monday.…

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14 Iranian military personnel kidnapped at Mirjaveh border

The official news agency of the Islamic Republic, IRNA, on Tuesday, October 14, quoted a source familiar with the “kidnapping” of 14 Iranian forces…

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