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Kurdistan
Jailed human rights activists taken to hospital
Iranian-Kurdish human rights activist Mohammad Seddigh Kaboodvand, has been transferred to hospital by Iranian prison authorities after spending nearly five years in Tehran's Evin Prison.
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Iran
Iran bans MPs from standing for re-election to parliament
Iran's interior ministry has blocked at least 33 MPs from running in parliamentary elections in March, adding to calls for a countrywide boycott.
Iran
Five women suspiciously die in Varamin Prison (Iran)
According to reports, in the past two nights, five women suspiciously died in the Qarchak Prison in Varamin. This prison is used to detain female prisoners in Tehran.
Iran
Blaming U.S. and Israel, Iran Reports Killing of Nuclear Scientist
At a time of growing tension over its nuclear program and mounting belligerence toward the West, Iran reported on Wednesday that an Iranian nuclear scientist died in what was termed a “terrorist bomb blast” in northern Tehran when an…
Iran
Deadly car bomb explodes in Tehran
A car bomb exploded in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding several others.
Iran
Pirates hijack Iranian ship in Gulf of Aden
Pirates in the Gulf of Aden have hijacked an Iranian ship carrying 30,000 tonnes oftones petrochemical products to a North African country, Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Tuesday.
Iran
Traders expect Iran's currency to fall further
According to khabar online, reporting from Tehran, Iran's currency rial continued its fall trading at 17,200 to a U.S. Dollar on Tuesday. While the government officials have stated they will bring the currency situation under control, the…
Iran
Counterfeit dollars begin to appear on Iran’s markets
Counterfeit dollar bills have been appearing in Iran's markets on the heels of the dollar's rapidly increasing, Mehr news agency reports.
Iran
Amid Currency Slide, Iranians Say 'Dollar' Texts Blocked
Mobile-phone users in Iran are complaining that text messages with the word "dollar" are being blocked, amid a dramatic drop in the value of the Iranian currency, the rial.
Iran
Iran announces arrest of "election disrupters"
Iranian Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi has announced the arrest of several "election disrupters" in Tehran. ISNA reports that on Sunday night, Moslehi said: "The detainees were in contact with people abroad through cyberspace and were…