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Month: December 2018
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Secretary-General of the Kurdistan Democratic Party congratulates Christmas and New Year’s Eve
Mustafa Mauludi, Secretary-General of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, has sent a congratulatory message to the Christians in Iran and Kurdistan to celebrate Christmas and the New Year. “Congratulations to Christians of Iran and Kurdistan on […]
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Bus crash kills 8 students in Tehran’s University campus
A number of 8 Students were killed and 28 others wounded as a bus overturned in Islamic Azad University of Tehran, department of Science and Research. The State media reported that incident happened as the […]
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Human Rights
Abbas Edalat: British professor returns to UK after detention in Iran
A British-Iranian academic who was arrested and detained in Iran on security charges has returned to the UK, the Foreign Office has confirmed. Prof Abbas Edalat, who works at Imperial College London, was detained in […]
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Israel warns of Iran’s effort to build 100,000 ground troops in Syria
The chief of Israel Defence Forces Gadi Eisenkot announced that Iran is seeking further influence in Syria by enormously increasing its current ground troops in Syria. “The Iranian vision for Syria for the day after […]
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Pro-Iran militias persuade Shingal’s Yezidis to convert to Islam
Hashd al-Shabi an Iranian-backed Shia militia that took control over Kurdish areas of Shingal and Kirkuk in October 16, 2017 is now trying to convince the Yezidis to convert to Shiite Islam, dwellers told Avatoday. […]
Human Rights
Law Student Begins Six-Month Prison Term for Social Media Posts Critical of State Policy
“They told me, ‘If you want to live in peace, stop writing, stop your activities.’” Amir Chamani Taken to Tabriz Prison, Lawyer Not Notified In a continuing assault on freedom of speech—particularly the peaceful expression […]
Human Rights
Iran executes businessman for economic crimes: state TV
Hamidreza Baqeri-Dermani executed for offences including bribery and fraud, state television reports. Iran on Saturday executed a businessman sentenced to death by a fast-track court set up to fight economic crimes, state television reported, following […]
Human Rights
UN voted on resolution against Iran’s ‘serve’ human rights violations
United Nation’s General Assembly approved a new resolution on Monday, urging Islamic Republic of Iran to stop its “alarmingly high” use of violence and death penalty. “The resolution strongly urges Iran to eliminate discrimination against […]