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Iranian students stage protest for first time in months

AFP: Students from one of the Iranian capital's main universities staged a sit-in on Tuesday for the first time in months to protest at...

Dutch FM summons Iranian ambassador after Dutch MP allegedly harassed in Iran

AFP: The Iranian ambassador to the Netherlands was summoned to the foreign ministry here Tuesday after a Dutch member of parliament of Iranian descent...

Iran no-hopers rile officials with presidency bids

Reuters: Schoolgirls, factory workers and wizened clerics flowed into Iran's Interior Ministry on Tuesday to register to stand for president in an election next...

Berlin convention demands new Iran policy

Iran Focus: Berlin, May 09 – Thousands of Iranians from across Germany held their first-ever major convention in Berlin this afternoon, in which they...

Iranian hardliners reject bill to ease abortion ban

AFP: Iran's Guardians Council, a hardline body that screens all legislation, has rejected a highly contentious law that allowed abortions in limited cases, the...

Hyundai, Daewoo to Share $1 Billion Iran Tanker Order

Bloomberg: Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, the world's largest shipbuilders, won Iranian contracts worth almost $1 billion to build...

Iran watchdog rejects bill easing abortion ban

Reuters: Iran's legislative watchdog rejected a bill that would have permitted the abortion of a handicapped foetus as un-Islamic on Monday, parliament's Web site...

Bad Driving, Drugs, Heart Disease Main Killers In Iran

RFE/RL: More than 40,000 Iranians have died from narcotics abuse between the start of the year and 20 March, with just over 26,000 dying...

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How Do the Children of Iranian Regime Officials Manage Smuggled Wealth?

Sky News published a report on April 19 about the children of Iran's ruling elites, who are known as...

The Collapse of Livelihoods in Tehran; Housing Rent Has ‌Become a Nightmare

An examination of rental listings in Tehran’s Districts 4 and 5 shows that the average asking rates in April...

Iran’s ‘No To Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign Marks 117th Week

On Tuesday, April 21, the "No to Executions Tuesdays" campaign entered its 117th week. On this occasion, prisoners participating...

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Hollow Show of Power by Supporters of Iran’s Regime in the Streets

While the consequences of around 50 days of conflict...

Foreign Militia in Iran: A Show of Power or a Sign of Crisis?

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