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Iran: TV stars ‘warned not to play clerics’

BBC: Ayatollah Seyyed Hashem Hoseyni-Bushehri, who heads the Qom Seminary, criticised the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) for airing shows that...

Nobel winner Ebadi urges EU, U.S. to ban Iran from TV satellites

Reuters: Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi on Monday called on the European Union and United States to ban Iran from using U.S. and...

Iran prisoners on hunger strike

AFP: Several Iranian political prisoners have gone on hunger strike in protest at being denied proper medical care in jail, international rights...

Iran hangs 16 prisoners following deadly Pakistan border attack

Bloomberg: Authorities in Iran hanged 16 people imprisoned for alleged links with anti-regime groups in retaliation for the killing of 17 border guards...

US pastor home after being deported from Iran

AFP: A Christian US pastor arrived home Wednesday after being deported from Iran for staging a protest outside a Tehran prison, denouncing ...

U.N. envoy says Iran human rights record should not be overlooked amid overtures

Reuters: Iran's human rights record should not be overlooked amid overtures to the West by new President Hassan Rouhani, a U.N. envoy said...

Iran to re-examine banned books

AFP: Iran's Culture Minister Ali Janati said Monday his department will review a ban imposed on certain books which censors have barred from publication,...

Hope for Iranian who survived botched hanging as sharia expert doubts ruling

The Observer: Hopes have been raised for the life of the Iranian man who survived a hanging only to be condemned to be...

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Tensions Rise Between France and Iran’s Regime

In response to the Iranian regime's decision to declare two former employees of the French Embassy in Tehran "persona...

Cost of Living Basket Several Times Higher Than Iranian Workers’ Wages

Workers' cost of living has come under pressure from inflation and low wages. July inflation data point to intensifying...

‘No To Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign Expands to 60 Prisons Across Iran

According to human rights sources in Iran, the "No to Executions Tuesdays" campaign has expanded to 60 prisons across...

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EU And 26 Countries Around the World Condemn the Execution of Protesters in Iran

On Wednesday, August 12, the European Union and 26...

Purchasing Power of Iranian Workers at Very Low Levels

The livelihood situation of workers in Iran has entered...

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