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Iranian opposition leader sends defiant message

  Iranian opposition leader MirHosein Mousavi has told his children in a telephone conversation that he still stands by his former political stance and has

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Iran cuts down to six weeks timeline for weapons-grade uranium

  Tehran this week hardened its nuclear and military policies in defiance of tougher sanctions and ahead of international nuclear talks. The threat by Iran’s

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Activist on trial in Tabriz

  Iranian women’s rights activist Faranak Farid went on trial today in Tabriz as several women writers, poets, lawyers and other activists attended. A Zamaneh

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Iran ‘Orders Execution’ Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani

  Iran again ordered the death penalty for jailed Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani for refusing to recant his faith in Christ and return to Islam raising

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Widespread arrests in Sanandaj and Mashhad

  In the past two days, the Iranian ciities of Sanandaj and Mashhad have seen widespread arrests involving 220 people. The Kordpa website reports that

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UN Telecommunications Body Requires Iran to Stop Satellite Jamming

  Rights Groups Prompt Tougher International Laws Regarding Jamming (22 February 2012) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran today welcomed a new International Telecommunication Union

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Return of seven Kurdish political prisoners to Orumieh’s central prison

  (21 February 2012) – Last week, the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center received reports that on Tuesday, February 14 seven Kurdish political prisoners were

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UN nuclear inspectors declare Iran mission a disappointment

  International Atomic Energy Agency team blocked by authorities in Tehran from visiting suspect site. UN nuclear agency declares latest inspection a failure Link to this

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Tehran steps into US-Israel Iran row with threat of pre-emptive strike

  Deputy Chief of Iran’s Armed Forces Gen. Mohammad Hejazi issued a new threat Tuesday, Feb. 21: “Our strategy now is that if we feel

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Azerbaijan arrests suspected attack plotters with ties to Iran and Hezbollah

  Police in Azerbaijan have arrested an unspecified number of people linked to Iran and to Lebanese militant group Hezbollah suspected of planning attacks in

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