An Iranian court has sentenced four people to death for a billion-dollar bank fraud that tainted the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, state media reported on Monday.
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Iran urges baby boom
Iran’s new message to parents: Get busy and have babies. In a major reversal of once far-reaching family planning policies, authorities are now slashing its birth-control programs in an attempt to avoid an aging demographic similar to many Western countries that are struggling to keep up with state medical and social security costs.
Deciphering Iran’s Concern For Myanmar’s Muslims
Iran says it is very concerned about the killings of Muslims in Myanmar. Violence between the Buddhist and Muslim communities in the country’s Rakhine state has reportedly left dozens dead and displaced between 70,000 and 90,000 people.
Iran lowers prices as ‘chicken crisis’ becomes simmering political issue
Iranian demonstrators purportedly took to the streets in a rare act of public defiance last week, but not over corruption, unemployment, or social and political reform.
Human Rights: Brief News
According to the report, three members of the Kurdish Green Association, Akbar Gavili, Veria Khosravi and Kamram Rahimi, were charged by the Revolutionary Court presided over by Judge Hassan Babaai, with actions against the national interest and contacts with opposition parties.
For Iran, the Olympic Games involves Persian pride (and politics)
Despite absurd complications, Iranian athletes stand some good chances of medals in wrestling, weightlifting, and taekwondo.
Diplomats: Iran nuke talks remain stalled
A senior EU official is reporting no progress in the newest international push to persuade Iran to curb activities that could be used to make nuclear weapons, leaving the resumption of high-stakes negotiations with Tehran in doubt, diplomats said Friday.
Iran seeks to work with Facebook against porn
A semi-official Iranian news agency says police hope to work with Facebook to fight cyber-crimes and pornography – a turnabout in Tehran’s stance toward the social networking giant that it previously banned after activists used it as an organizing tool.
Nuclear Iran, Global Powers Holding Meeting In Istanbul
The next round of nuclear negotiations are getting under way on July 24 between Iran and the so-called P5+1 group, comprising the permanent United Nations Security Council members plus Germany.
Reports of street protests in Iran due to soaring price of chicken
Long queues for discounted chicken have reportedly prompted street protests in the north-eastern city of Nishapur.