Iran: Those arrested in fire festivities will spend New Year in jail

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 06 – Iran’s police chief has vowed to keep “repeat offenders” in prison throughout the entire Persian New Year period which lasts until April 3 even if their jail terms expire.

Iran: Those arrested in fire festivities will spend New Year in jail

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 06 – Iran’s police chief has vowed to keep “repeat offenders” in prison throughout the entire Persian New Year period which lasts until April 3 even if their jail terms expire.

Iran VP in Syria for talks

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 06 – Iran’s First Vice President Parviz Davoudi travelled to Damascus on Wednesday for a three-day trip to hold talks with top Syrian officials including the country’s leader Bashar al-Assad.

Iran VP in Syria for talks

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Mar. 06 – Iran’s First Vice President Parviz Davoudi travelled to Damascus on Wednesday for a three-day trip to hold talks with top Syrian officials including the country’s leader Bashar al-Assad.

Campaign starts for Iran parliament vote

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AFP: Iranian political factions started campaigning on Thursday for next week’s legislative election, which is expected to see conservatives cement their grip on parliament.

Iran kicks out Swedish diplomat

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The Local: Iran has expelled a Swedish diplomat from his post in Tehran, marking another move in a quiet diplomatic dispute that has been brewing for weeks.

A life or death decision

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The Independent: Mehdi Kazemi is a gay teenager from Iran. He sought sanctuary in Britain after his boyfriend was hanged for homosexuality. So why is Britain so determined to send him back to Tehran – to almost certain execution?

Brutal land where homosexuality is punishable by death

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The Independent: The Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, did not bat an eyelid when he asserted at New York’s Columbia university that there were no homosexuals in Iran.

Iraq: Sunnis say Iran working to solidify economic control

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RFE/RL: Even before his foot touched Iraqi soil, Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad had much to celebrate. His country has entrenched itself in the Iraqi economy, so much so that observers say Iraq is becoming economically, if not politically, subordinate to Iran.

Iran’s religious conservatives are expected to solidify power at polls

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New York Times: With eight days before Iran’s parliamentary elections, there is little doubt that religious conservatives will tighten their grip on power, pushing aside some of the veteran politicians who helped found the Islamic Republic 29 years ago.