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Prices go up in Iran capital

Iran Focus: Tehran, Oct. 22 - The Iranian government’s refusal to halt its nuclear enrichment activities in defiance of UN Security Council sanctions resolutions...

Kish, Iran’s struggling holiday island

Iran Focus: Kish Island, Iran, Oct. 21 - The economic situation in Kish Island, located off the southern coast of mainland Iran in the...

Locals in oil-rich city contemplate Iran’s economic future

Iran Focus: Ahvaz, Iran, Aug. 19 - On a recent sunny afternoon down south in Iran's oil heartland, Majid, an engineer in his 30s...

Iran activist’s personal account of activities against the state

Iran Focus: Tehran, Aug. 13 - The following is a personal account emailed to Iran Focus by a pro-democracy activist of activities earlier this...

Price of goods increasing in Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Aug. 07 - Prices for basic necessities have increased dramatically in Tehran, including for public transportation and food. ...

Woman, 24, self-immolates out of poverty

Iran Focus: Dehdasht, Iran, Jul. 5 - Sadras Koushkizadeh, 24, married with a three-year-old daughter, died on Saturday in the south-western city of Dehdasht...

950,000 child wives live in Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jul. 04 - Nearly a million Iranian children - mostly girls - are married due to provisions in Iran's Islamic marriage...

71 women passengers denied boarding flights

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 14 - Some 210 men and 112 women have been arrested for promiscuous conduct in airports in Iran over the...

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Political Prisoner Zahra Shahbaz Tabari Has Once Again Been Sentenced to Death

Zahra Shahbaz Tabari, a political prisoner held in Lakan Prison in Rasht, was once again sentenced to death by...

Experts Warn About Declining Dairy Consumption and the Risk of Expanding Malnutrition in Iran

With dairy prices rising again and consumption declining in Iran, experts have warned about the spread of anemia, osteoporosis,...

Burial Costs in Tehran Increase by Up to 50% as Inflation Soars in Iran

A new resolution by the Tehran City Council shows that the cost of cemetery services in the capital—from transporting...

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The Vicious Cycle of Poverty in Iran

Over the past more than a decade, Iran’s economy...

Iran’s Regime Grudgingly Backs Down from its Longest Internet Shutdown

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