Seven Iranian MPs want to tone down Parliament's stance regarding irregularities in Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's administration, proposing that the president's questioning by Parliament on March 14 be changed to a "mutual exchange" to "discuss"…
Saeed Mortazavi, the former Tehran prosecutor, has reportedly been indicted for deaths and torture at the Kahrizak Detention Centre. The Tabnak website, a site linked to the security forces, reported on Sunday that Mortazavi has been…
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has launched a fresh tirade against the West, saying the Islamic Republic does not fear military action, Iranian media reported on Sunday.
On the eve of the last Wednesday of the Persian year (which ends on 21 March), Iranians gather to light bonfires in the streets and jump over the flames.
The Harald Edelstam Foundation presents the name of the Laureate of the first Edelstam Prize, Mrs. Bahareh Hedayat. She has dared to play a leading role in the student's movement as in the women's rights movement in Iran, and has been an…
Simin Daneshwar, one of the greatest female writers passes away in Tehran. The most famous work of Daneshvar was the novel "Suvashun" which was translated into 17 languages including English, German and Dutch in 1990s.
Ayatollah Khamenei today issued an order to establish a Supreme Council for Cyber Space and also appointed its members. Iranian media report that Iran's Supreme Leader called on all government bodies to cooperate with the new council.
In an interview with the Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA) on March 2, Mohammad Atarodian, the head of the High Center for the Employers Trade Association, claimed that due to continued recession in productive facilities, the unemployment…
Shirin Khosravani, an Iranian journalist, has begun serving her six-year jail term for charges of "assembly and collusion against national security and propaganda against the regime."
Iran's Parliament has passed Article 22 of the controversial family protection act requiring the registration of temporary marriages. The article has been amended however to make registration of temporary marriages only obligatory in…
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