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Iran’s censors ban famous director’s script

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 22 – Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has banned the script of a leading film and theatre...

Row in Iran’s parliament was stage-managed – source

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 22 – The row in Iran's Majlis (parliament) on Sunday was stage-managed by the dominant ultra-Islamist faction, according to...

Student activist gets one year jail time in Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 22 – An Iranian student activist was sentenced to one year in prison for organising anti-government demonstrations, the head...

Iran to give EU a chance to offer more concessions – official

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 22 – Iran's former chief nuclear negotiator told reporters on Monday that Tehran would give Europe a chance to...

Iran changes security chief in restive southern province

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 22 – Less than a year after he was appointed the commander of State Security Forces in Iran’s southern...

Iran town’s para-military commander killed in clashes

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 22 – The military commander of Iranshahr region in south-eastern Iran was killed on Saturday during a counter-insurgency operation...

Iran’s security forces arrest Kurds after unrest

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 22 – Iran's State Security Forces have stepped up arrests of Kurds who took part in large-scale anti-government demonstrations...

Iran’s new sex-segregated park gets underway

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 21 – A new sex-segregated park is under development in the city of Mashad, north-eastern Iran, according to the...

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Iran’s Healthcare System on Verge of Crisis as Nurses Migrate En Masse

The crisis of nursing staff shortages in Iran, driven by the migration of nurses, has once again come into...

Volker Türk: At Least 40 People Executed on Security-Related Charges in Iran

Recent remarks by Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, have once again drawn international attention...

Iran’s ‘No to Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign Marks 125th Week

On Tuesday, June 16, the "No to Executions Tuesdays" campaign entered its 125th week, once again demonstrating the determination...

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