The Iranian Foreign Ministry has confirmed that Saudi Arabia has deported 150 Iranian hajj pilgrims who were charged with entering the country with forged visas, RFE/RL’s Radio Farda reports.
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Iranian Lawmakers Vote Against Impeachment Of Finance Minister
Iran’s parliament has voted against the dismissal of Finance Minister Shamseddin Hosseini over his alleged role in a recent banking scandal.
‘Don’t repeat Iranian experience,’ Yazdi cautions Tunisian party chief
GVF — The Secretary General of the outlawed Iran Freedom Movement has warned Rached Ghannouchi, leader of Tunisia’s Ennahda party, about a repeat of the Iranian experience and the revival of tyranny in the small North African country.
Iranian hero pilot gets cold shoulder
An Iranian pilot whose spectacular emergency landing was captured on video will not be allowed to fly a plane for two months, the Fars news agency reported Saturday.
Iranian Lawmaker Boroujerdi Denies Allegations Of Involvement In Fraud
Alaeddin Boroujerdi, the head of National Security and Foreign Policy in Iran’s Parliament who was reportedly arrested for 24 hours last week, has denied any involvement in the great bank fraud case.
Iranian Cleric Mohsen Ghara’ati Blames Women Opposing Polygamy
In his weekly televised lessons aired on IRIB Channel 1, Iranian cleric Mohsen Ghara’ati blamed women for opposing polygamy and standing in the way of their husbands who wish to get a second wife. Hojat-ol-Islam Mohsen Ghara’ati is the head of the Center for the Promotion of Prayers and a Muslim scholar teaching and […]
Single-gender hospitals coming to Iranian provinces
Iranian Health Minister Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi has declared that every Iranian province must establish at least one single-gender hospital.
Iranian Parliament divided over bank fraud case
Iranian lawmakers have announced that if the report on Iran’s huge bank fraud is to be read in parliament, it must be read in full, without omitting the names of five MPs involved in the case.
Iranian lawmaker invites UN human rights investigator to a debate
GVF — An Iranian lawmaker has expressed readiness to debate Ahmad Shaheed, the United Nations’ special investigator on the situation of human rights in Iran.
Iranian activist given Swedish human rights award
Nargess Mohammadi, an Iranian human rights activist, has been awarded the Swedish Government’s and the Living History Forum’s human rights award in memory of Per Anger, which is awarded each year to individuals who struggle for the cause of democracy and human rights around the world.