Iran

68 years in prison for 11 people in Mashhad "on charges of setting fire to mosques and public property"

The Deputy Prosecutor of Mashhad announced that 11 members of the "Restart" group have been sentenced to a total of 68 years in prison, including…

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Ninth day of the strike; a report on the situation of a child criminal sentenced to death

Mohammad Salehi, a child criminal sentenced to death in Mahabad Prison, is protesting the prison authorities' obstruction of justice in the process of commuting the sentence from…

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Iran's Interior Minister denies "organization" and "external origin" for January protests

Despite statements by the Leader of the Islamic Republic and some judicial officials attributing the nationwide protests in January to groups opposed to the republic…

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"Confiscation" of property belonging to a church by the "Imam's Command Executive Headquarters"

The website of the "Article 18 Christian Organization" says that a property belonging to the Rabbani Christian Congregation Church in Iran was seized last week by...

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Shahrbanu Amani: Iran has 15,000 widowed girls under the age of 15

According to a member of Tehran City Council, Iran has 15,000 widowed girls under the age of 15. Mayor Amani says,…

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The Tehran Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor announced the conviction of a woman protesting against mandatory hijab. He announced that law enforcement forces will confront the subversive approaches of the “Girls of Revolution Street.”

The Tehran Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor announced the conviction of a woman protesting against compulsory hijab. She stated that…

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Iran among countries with "least job opportunities" for women

The United Nations has classified Iran, Saudi Arabia, and a number of Middle Eastern countries among the countries with the fewest job opportunities.

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Benjamin Netanyahu's harsh criticism of the Islamic Republic at AIPAC; praise for the Iranian people

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who traveled to Washington, the US capital, on Tuesday morning, spoke at the annual meeting of the House Foreign Affairs Committee...

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