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Majlis deputy urges greater crackdown on women

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 10 – A Majlis (Parliament) deputy from the central city of Isfahan told reporters that there was an urgent...

Senior Iran cleric: Prostitutes must be hanged

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 10 – A senior Iranian cleric in the city of Qom called for death sentences to be handed down...

Larijani: Iran will suspend nuclear spot checks if threatened

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 10 – Ali Larijani, secretary general of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said that he planned to formulate a...

Iran resumes crackdown in university halls

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 10 – Iran’s para-military Bassij force attacked students in a university dormitory in the north-eastern town of Neishabour Sunday...

Hundreds of textile workers stage protest near Iran capital

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 09 – More than 400 textile workers sealed off a main road in an industrial town between the city...

Iran sentences 17-year-old boy to death

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 09 – A 17-year-old boy was sentenced to death by hanging, a state-run daily reported on Sunday. Iran...

Iran arrests dissidents in restive oil-rich province

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 08 – Iranian authorities have recently arrested a large number of dissidents in the south-western province of Khuzistan, according...

Iran angered by Canada’s UN initiative

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 08 – Iran’s Minister of Justice and judiciary spokesman slated Canada on Friday for bringing up the issue of...

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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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Iran’s National Currency Has Declined by 120% Over the Past Year

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UN Officials Call for a Halt to Executions and Repression in Iran

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