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Political Prisoners Call on Iranian People to Boycott Sham Parliamentary Elections

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Political prisoners called on the people to boycott the sham parliamentary elections in February

By Pooya Stone

In an open letter, several political prisoners called on the people to boycott the Iranian regime’s sham elections. While many “politicians” have succumbed to the will of the supreme leader Ali Khamenei, these brave people insist on their oath for achieving freedom and democracy to Iran.

Khamenei Uses His Friday Prayers Leaders to Back Him in Election 

Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei has turned the Friday Prayer ceremony into a means to his personal purpose.

By Jubin Katiraie

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is all-set to make sure there is only one faction of the regime that gains any power in the elections on Friday, after purging all candidates from the rival faction,

Iranian Students Protest on 40th Day of Ukrainian Airliner Crash

On February 16, Iranian students demonstrated their protest against the government's suppression, secrecy, and foreign policies

By Pooya Stone

On February 16, students of Amir Kabir University in the Iranian capital Tehran gathered in protest to the government’s bloody crackdown on protesters in November 2019.

Air Pollution Kills 30,000 People in Iran Annually

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air pollution in Iran

By Pooya Stone

Nearly 30,000 die annually in Iran due to air pollution, while the direct and indirect financial costs of air pollution in Iran are in the region of $30 billion annually.

Only One Step Remains Before Entering FATF Blacklist

Iran and the FATF

By Jubin Katiraie

This February is the last deadline for Iran to approve bills of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). This intergovernmental organization has given several deadlines to the Iranian government to pass the bills and join the FATF coalition.

What Is the Inflation Rate on Iran’s Budget for 2020–2021?

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Iran inflation rate

By Pooya Stone

The rise in the dollar and car prices and renewed orders to tighten price controls have raised concerns among many that a new inflationary wave is on the way in Iran.

Retirement Loans Fail to Bring Iran’s Pensioners Out of Poverty

Iran’s Pensioners

By Jubin Katiraie

Iran’s cabinet of ministers has recently adopted a regulation that obliges the Maskan Bank to pay for housing loans to retirees. Is this feasible, and is it worth anything?

Open Letter by Mother of Political Prisoner Khosrow Besharat to the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran

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Khosrow Besharat

By Pooya Stone

The following is the text of a letter to Javaid Rehman, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, by Khadijeh Azar Boya, mother of Iranian political prisoner Khosrow Besharat:

The Iranian Parliament: A Tool in the Hands of Khamenei

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Khamenei and Rouhani

By Pooya Stone

Contrary to the parliament of democratic countries, Iran’s Majlis is a tool for implementing the orders and purposes of the supreme leader Ali Khamenei. It is possible to grasp the nature of this dictatorial institute with a precise glance.

Isolate Zarif and support the Iranian people

Giulio Terzi former Foreign Affairs Minister of Italy

By Jubin Katiraie

Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif is set to attend the Munich Security Conference on February 14, but why does the international community keep inviting him to these events when they know he is little more than an apologist and propagandist for the Iranian regime?