Iran

Over the past year, more than 2,600 child laborers were identified in Tehran.

The head of the Tehran Province Social Affairs and Welfare Department announced the identification of 2,630 child laborers in the province last year.

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Introduction of a number of over-debtors by some Iranian banks

A number of Iranian banks have published the names of their large debtors. The list includes debts worth several hundred billion tomans…

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Three Christian believers sentenced to 15 years in prison in Rasht

The Rasht Revolutionary Court sentenced three Christian believers to a total of 15 years in prison and a fine of 180 million rials.…

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Maryam Karimbeigi, sister of one of the victims of the 1988 coup, was expelled from the university after a "phone call"

Reports from Iran indicate that Maryam Karimbeigi, the sister of Mustafa Karimbeigi, one of those killed in the January 2009 protests, was killed during a "phone call"...

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Documents of money laundering network in Pakistan; Khamenei representative's income of $200,000

Arab News has obtained documents from a money laundering network in Pakistan that indicate the illegal transfer of large sums of money to…

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Raisi orders to "stop the Miankaleh project"; media: Destruction continues at a faster pace

While the official news agency of the Islamic Republic government reported on Ebrahim Raisi's "order" to "stop the implementation operations of the construction of the Miankaleh petrochemical plant"...

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Iranian female filmmakers protest against the "trend" of violence and sexual harassment; the cinema house should "form an independent committee"

Dozens of women involved in cinema in Iran issued a statement on Thursday denouncing the prevalence of "sexual violence and harassment" in…

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Hamid Nouri's trial reaches its eightieth session; a witness recounts several encounters with Hamid Nouri in the 1960s

The 80th trial session of Hamid Nouri, accused of participating in the execution of political prisoners in the summer of 1988 in Gohardasht Prison, will take place on Thursday…

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