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In Brief: Iran hangs five in public

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 09 – Iranian authorities hanged five men in public in the southern town of Ravar, state media reported on...

Tehran City Council reappoints Mayor

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 09 – The Tehran City Council voted on Wednesday to reappoint a one-time Brigadier General in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary...

Man sets self on fire outside Ahmadinejad’s office in Iran capital

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 09 – A young man set himself on fire outside Iran’s Presidential Offices, the press office of Tehran’s Medical...

Photos: Iran cracks down on women for “un-Islamic” dress

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 09 – The following are photos of a government crackdown on violators of Iran’s strict Islamic dress code. The...

In Brief: Iran Parliament bans Al-Jazeera – report

Iran Focus: London, May 08 – Iran’s Majlis, or Parliament, has banned the prominent Arabic-language satellite channel al-Jazeera, an international press freedoms watchdog said...

Coalition targets “torture room” in Iraqi capital

Iran Focus: London, May 07 - The following is the text of a statement by the Coalition in Iraq regarding an attack by U.S.-led...

Protest erupts in Tehran’s Polytechnic University

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 06 – Students in Tehran’s Polytechnic University staged a protest on campus on Sunday, eye-witnesses told Iran Focus in...

In Brief: Iran FM to visit Norway, Sweden next week

Iran Focus: London, May 05 – Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki will travel to Sweden and Norway to meet and hold talks with senior...

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Iran’s Statistics Center reports 115% food inflation

A new report by the Statistical Center of Iran shows that food inflation in March and April this year...

The Rising Cost of Food in Iran; Hidden Pressure on Large Families

The state-run magazine Niniban published a report on April 29 regarding rising food prices. The report stated: “This is...

Four Decades of Bitter Narratives: May Day as a Day of Wrath, Not Celebration, for Iran’s Workers

Does International Workers’ Day represent a celebration of dignity and status for Iran’s labor force? Do they gather in...

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Transfer of a death-row political prisoner to solitary confinement in Urmia, Iran

Punitive transfer of death-row political prisoner Mehrab Abdollahzadeh to...

Iran’s Car Market Experiences Sharp Surge in Prices Afte War-Induced Stagnation

Media outlets in Iran report that the prices of...

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