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Student bursaries from Ahmadinejad era under scrutiny

  Parliament is investigating the list of students who received bursaries under the ninth and tenth governments, the administrations of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Ghassem Jafari, a spokesman for Parliament’s Education and Research Commission, said education ministry officials have two weeks to hand over the list of students. ISNA reports that according to Jafari, 3,000 students are […]

Activists object to hanging of chief fraud suspect

  Prominent Iranian cultural and civil activists in Iran have issued a letter denouncing the hanging of Mahafarid Amir Khosravi, the prime suspect in the $3-billion fraud, as ordered by the Iranian judiciary. Babak Ahmadi, Simin Behbehani, Jafar Panahi, Alireza Jabbari, Fariborz Raisdana, Nasrin Sotoudeh, Asghar Farhadi, Nargess Mohammadi, Farideh Moradkhani, Esmail Moftizadeh, Mohammad Maleki […]

35 Gonabadi Dervishes Sentenced to a Total of 85 Years of Discretionary Imprisonment

The First Branch of General Court in Kavar sentenced 35 Gonabadi Dervishes residents of Kavar county in Fars Province to a total of 85 years of discretionary imprisonment and paying blood money.As reported by Majzooban Noor, 113 people consisting of Basij personnel and clergymen had filed lawsuits against the Dervishes accusing them of “involvement in […]

Reza Entesari Refused to Go to Visiting Room: “I won’t wear prison uniform.”

  Imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish in Evin’s ward 8, Reza Entesari refused to go to visit hall due to being forced to wear prison uniform.According to Majzooban Noor reporter, this morning 7th Khordad 1393 ( May 28, 2014) Reza Entesari who along with Farshid Yadollahi have been illegally transferred to the public offenses sections of evin […]

Unprecedented 123 Years of Imprisonment For 8 People Active On Facebook In Iran

  The Tehran Revolutionary Court, in another illegal action, sentenced 8 men and women, active on Facebook to more than 123 years of imprisonment. Since the authorities have been unable to have any influence on society in trying to ban Facebook, with this action, they seem to be trying to create panic among social network […]

Women in Iran’s factories face hardship, discrimination

  Female factory workers in Iran face many challenges in the workplace, and recent laws encouraging reproduction have made their situations even more difficult. Iranian female workers, many of whom work under dire circumstances, are often slighted and undergo hardship alongside the tough nature of their jobs. In an interview with Iranian Labor News Agency […]

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