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Labour discontent, protests spread across Iran

Iran Focus: London, Jul. 18 – More than 50,000 workers took to the streets of cities across on Saturday to protest against the government’s...

Senior commander killed in Iran clashes

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 17 – A senior paramilitary police commander was killed last night in the course of clashes between anti-government demonstrators...

Iran arrests dozens of restive Kurds

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 17 – Iran’s security forces have arrested dozens of Kurds in the town of Bukan, northwest Iran, in clashes...

Iran ups ante ahead of nuclear talks with Europeans

Iran Focus: Paris, Jul. 17 – Iran paraded its senior officials over the weekend to hammer a tough message to the European Union ahead...

Iran protestor dies in police detention – report

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 17 – An Iranian man arrested for taking part in an anti-government demonstration in Tehran on Tuesday died as...

Iran police chief authorises use of bullets

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 16 – Iran’s new police chief today called on the forces under his command to deal “decisively with criminals”...

100 arrested, 60 buses damaged in Iran city protests

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 16 – At least 100 demonstrators were arrested and 60 buses damaged in clashes that erupted Saturday after a...

Iran: Clashes erupt in Mahabad, SSF vehicle set on fire

Iran Focus: Mahabad, Iran, Jul. 16 – Unrest continued in the north-western town of Mahabad, Iranian Kurdistan province, last night, with clashes erupting between...

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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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US Preparing for a Long-Term Blockade of Iran’s Ports

The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials, reported that...

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

Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human...

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