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Human Rights
Syria deaths increase despite UN deadline
At least 70 people have been killed in shelling and firefights between government troops and army defectors in Syria, according to reports.
Human Rights
Human Rights
Fresh clashes in Syria ahead of UN mission
Fierce clashes have been reported between Syrian government forces and opposition fighters in Douma, near the capital Damascus, and in other parts of the country, amid doubts over the government's declared commitment to meeting an imminent…
Iran
Dance and song to be omitted from preschool programs in Iran
The head of Iran's Welfare Organization has warned preschool and daycare centres against teaching "immoral programs such as dancing" to children.
Kurdistan
A Kurdish Labor lost his life due to blizzard and severe storm
A Kurdish porter lost his life on the seventh day of New Year because of the storm and extreme cold weather.
Human Rights
Ahmadinejad praises Syrian handling of uprising
- Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadeinejad praised Syria's government for its handling of an uprising against President Bashar Assad, saying Iran would do “all in its power to support this country,” according to state media.
Human Rights
Syria 'accepts' Annan plan to end strife
The Syrian government has agreed to accept the joint UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan's six-point plan on ending the violence in Syria, the former UN chief's spokesman has said.
Kurdistan
Khalil Bahramian: The Execution of "Sherko Moarefi" is not unexpected.
Sherko Moarefi's lawyer said that his client is in the imminent danger of execution.
Human Rights
China Leads Prisoner Execution List, Iran Stands Second
Half of the total number of executions last year around the world was carried out in Iran whereas China, that refuses to disclose figures on the number of prisoners executed, still leads with thousands of executions every year.
Iran
Iran’s cyber police to keep checks on internet use
Iran hasn’t been shy about efforts to monitor, filter and block content on the internet. Now it has taken the next leap, turning online censorship into an institution.
Kurdistan
“The Iranian Writers Kurdish Association” supported Kurdish strikers in France
“The Iranian Writers Kurdish Association” issued a declaration of regarding the unlimited hunger strike of the Kurdish writers and civil activists in Strasbourg in Alsace (France).