In the last series of Iranian labor force statistics, the Statistical Center of Iran changed two fundamental definitions to artificially lower the official unemployment rate: that of “work,” and that of “employment.”
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Iranian opposition slams limitations on use of minority language in schools
The Iranian government’s recent restrictions on the use of minority languages are in clear violation of the constitution, says the country’s opposition Green Movement.
Eyewitness Report: Discriminatory Treatment of Iranian Passengers at Doha Airport in Qatar
A Qatar Airways passenger told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that he and other Iranian passengers were exposed to discriminatory treatment at Doha Airport in December 2012.
Sanctions ‘paralysing’ entire economy, says Iranian minister
The international sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme are having a “paralysing” impact on the country’s economy, says a cabinet minister.
Iranian Opposition Leaders Musavi, Karrubi Remain ‘Seditionists’
“I never said [Mir Hossein Musavi] and [Mehdi Karrubi] are not seditionists, I said they’re not at the top of the sedition,” senior conservative politician Habibollah Asgar Oladi has said in an interview with the semiofficial Mehr news agency.
Interview with Iranian ophthalmologist and inventor of LASIK
Gholam Ali Peyman is an Iranian scientist and a member of Ophthalmology Hall of Fame. His fame relates mostly to his invention of LASIK, an operation whereby people with limited eyesight can retain their vision without glasses.
Gholamreza Takhti: Iranian World Champion Wrestler
A glorious career, a generous soul, and a mysterious death. Certain popular figures live on for centuries in Iranians’ minds and hearts, from the legendary Rostam, Sohrab, and Esfandiar of Abolghasem Ferdowsi’s epic Shahnameh (Book of Kings), to the ancient Persian king Cyrus the Great, to Mirza Taghi Khan […]
Fate uncertain for Iranian reformist congress
Mohammad Khatami has called on Islamic Republic authorities to allow reformists to hold their congress.
Top Iranian university among new sanction targets
The EU has imposed sanctions on Iran’s top institution of technology, Sanati Sharif University in Tehran.
Sanctions cause problems for Iranian channels
The Spanish satellite company Hispasat has stopped airing Press TV and Hispan TV as of Friday December 21 and ordered Overon, another satellite company, to follow suit.