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Western-style barbers get the chop in Iran

The Guardian: Police in Tehran have closed two dozen barber shops and hairdressers in a fortnight in the latest phase of a "morals" crackdown...

Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner sued over book

Reuters: Iran's 2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi was sued by a co-author on Thursday for pulling out of...

Draft report logs bleak outlook for Iran

AP: A draft intelligence report on Iran suggests a change in the Tehran regime appears unlikely any time soon despite growing public anger over...

Iran develops 900-kg “smart bomb” – official media

Reuters: Iran has developed a 2,000-pound (900-kg) "smart bomb", official media quoted a Defence Ministry statement as saying on Wednesday, in the latest announcement...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards beat sanctions: exile

Reuters: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards are using front groups to beat U.N. sanctions and acquire weapons and material for Tehran's nuclear program, an exiled...

Lawyer: Scholar still faces Iran charges

AP: An Iranian-American scholar recently released from a notorious prison in Iran still faces charges she endangered the country's national security and has no...

Iran buys Russian passenger jets

BBC: Iran has signed a deal with Russia to buy five new Tupolev passenger planes. BBC NewsBy Steven Eke Russia analyst, BBC...

Ahmadinejad fails Tehran youth, ‘impatient’ for jobs, own homes

Bloomberg: Hamed Mousavizadeh is pushing 30 and still has to ask his parents to have a friend over for dinner. By Ladane...

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Message from a Political Prisoner Inside Iran’s Prisons

Imprisoned student Amirhossein Moradi, responding to an offer by the Iranian regime’s judiciary to grant him a pardon, declared...

Record Number of Imprisoned Writers Worldwide. Iran Ranks Second with 53 Jailed Writers

PEN America announced in its latest annual report on the state of freedom of expression worldwide that the number...

IRGC Members Arrested in Kuwait, Woman Sentenced to Life in Prison in Bahrain for Cooperation with IRGC

As the Iranian regime continues its destabilizing activities against countries in the region, Kuwait announced the arrest of four...

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Iranians Struggle to Afford Basic Food Basket as Prices Surge

While only about five months have passed since the...

Iranian Citizens Face Drug Shortages and Health Crisis

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