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Iran cleric calls hanging of youths “Islamic duty”

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 23 – An Iranian cleric welcomed on Friday the execution by hanging of three men all in their twenties...

Berlin calls on Iran to free German fisherman

DPA: Berlin on Thursday has called on the Iranian government to release a German citizen arrested for fishing illegally in Iran's territorial waters. ...

Thousands arrested in police crackdown in Iran capital

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 22 – More than 10,000 “trouble-makers” have been arrested in Tehran over the past two months, according to the...

Iran steps up arrests of youths

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 20 – As part of a crackdown on “trouble-makers”, police in northeast Iran arrested dozens of people in several...

Dutch bank fined for Iran, Libya transactions

Washington Post: Federal and state financial regulators announced yesterday that they are levying $80 million in fines against ABN Amro Bank NV, a giant...

Iran’s president bans Western music

AP: Hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has banned Western music from Iran's radio and TV stations, reviving one of the harshest cultural decrees from the...

Iran’s president honours “martyred” bodyguard

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 19 – Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, several of his ministers and senior military and government figures attended a special...

Iran tells West to be tolerant of Holocaust views

Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's denial of the Holocaust is a matter for academic discussion and the West should be more tolerant of his...

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Global Torture Index: Iran Is Among the World’s Highest-Risk Countries for Torture

The latest Global Torture Index identifies Iran as one of the world's highest-risk countries for torture, impunity, and state...

Grossi: A Very Robust Verification System is Needed for Iran’s Nuclear Program

Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said that a very robust verification system is...

Renewable Water Per Capita in Iran Falls To 1,200 Cubic Meters Per Year

Reports from Iranian regime government institutions show that the "renewable water per capita" indicator for each Iranian citizen has...

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