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Iran sentences veteran blogger to 6 years prison

AP: The semi-official Fars news agency said Khazali was sentenced to five years for conspiracy against the country's security, and one year ...

Official: Iran won’t unblock Facebook, Twitter

AP: Iran does not plan to unblock Facebook and Twitter for the general public even if some top government officials use it, the...

Father of Iran prisoner appeals to Rouhani

AFP: The father of a US citizen imprisoned in Iran forwarded a letter to President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday pleading with him to...

Demonstrators near UN: Iran’s new president has blood on his hands

CBS: Thousands rallied near the United Nations Tuesday to protest Iran’s new president. As WCBS 880′s Alex Silverman reported, the demonstrators were joined...

US-Iran prisoners appeal to Rowhani

AFP: Supporters of two US citizens jailed in Iran appealed for their freedom Monday as President Hassan Rowhani arrived for the UN General...

Envoys urge U.N. probe of massacre at Iranian exile camp in Iraq

Los Angeles Times: A massacre this month at an Iranian exile camp in Iraq that killed 52 people under international protection was an...

Iran frees prominent rights lawyer Sotoudeh

Reuters: Human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, seen by campaign groups as Iran's highest profile political prisoner, was freed on Wednesday, in another...

Iran restores blocks on Facebook, Twitter

AP: Iranian authorities have restored blocks on Facebook and Twitter after a "technical glitch" briefly removed filters from the social networks overnight....

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Italian Parliament Conference Condemns Executions in Iran, Voices Support for NCRI

Italian lawmakers and human rights advocates gathered at the Italian Parliament on May 21 for a conference with Maryam...

The Collapse of Investment in Iran, the Shutdown of Production, the Downward Spiral of Life

The collapse of investment in Iran means the halt of production, widespread unemployment, capital flight, the destruction of job...

Inflation, Economic Crisis, and the Silent Collapse of Iran’s Middle Class

The state-run Khabar Fori website wrote on May 22 that the phenomenon of “poor billionaires” has become one of...

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Telecommunications Employees in Tehran Protest Four Years of Unpaid Claims

Four years of non-payment of overdue telecommunications wages have...

40 million Iranians Below Poverty Line

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