TEHRAN (AFP) — Iranian pastor Yusef Nadarkhani should face the death penalty for being a traitorous “Zionist” and committing “security crimes,” not for apostasy, an official said Friday according to Fars news agency, amid a Western outcry over his sentence.
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Iran’s Central Bank tries to stop rising exchange rates
The Iranian Central Bank is allowing private and public banks to sell foreign currency in an attempt to control the falling rial.
“Suffering” in Iran Nearly Doubles to 26%
Payvand – Upward of 15% are unemployed; more than 35% are underemployed – “Suffering” in Iran has nearly doubled, up from 14% in 2008 to 26% in 2011.
More than 7 million poverty stricken school drop outs in Iran
According to announcements by the officials of the Ministry of Education in the past few days, the numbers of students in the country have decreased to 12 million 300,000 from last year’s 12 million 800,000 in light of the stable population growth in the past few years, the decrease of the population of students […]
Cabinet to get report on “greatest” fraud case
Iran’s minister of finance and the head of its Central Bank will give their final report regarding the $3-billion bank fraud at today’s cabinet meeting.
WHO: Iran, Pakistan, India, Mongolia Have Worst Air Pollution
The World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations’ health authority, says cities in Iran, India, Pakistan, and Mongolia have the most unhealthy air in the world.(27 September 2011)
Three State Media Journalists Arrested In Iran
Three Iranian journalists working for state media outlets are reported have been arrested in recent weeks, RFE/RL’s Radio Farda reports.
Photos: The Grim Face of Zayandeh Rud
Zayandeh Rud river in Isfahan, central Iran, which passes under the historical sio-seh-pol bridge is one of the icons of the city and a tourist attraction. However, in recent years the river has been drying during the summer months creating a grim picture.
Photos: Sunflowers in Takestan, Iran
These beautiful photos by Amin Rahimi are from the sunflower farms in Takestan, Iran. Takestan is a city in and capital of Takestan County, Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census its population was 73,625, in 18,685 families.
UN human rights experts condemn executions in Iran
Ahmed Shaheed and three other special United Nation Rapporteurs have condemned the hanging of 17-year-old Alireza Mollasoltani and called for a halt to executions in Iran.