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81 arrests in 81 days: Two detained in the city of Piranshar
Two individuals were arrested in the city of Piranshar (Iranian Kurdistan, Northwest Iran)by the Iranian government’s Intelligence unit.
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Regime Blocks Reconstruction of Ahl-e Haqq’s Shrine
Iranian security forces have blocked the reconstruction of Sayed Farokh Shrine located in the village of Khobyaran Jalalvand, Kermanshah Province. This shrine belongs to a religious minority commonly known as Ahl-e Haqq (Yarsan).
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China’s Huawei says it is limiting business in Iran
China’s largest maker of telecommunications equipment says it is voluntarily limiting its business activity in Iran because of the “increasingly complex situation” there.
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Most Iranians say huge fraud is government's fault
Iran's Auditor General says 75 percent of the people hold the government responsible for the recent $3-billion bank fraud.
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Iran Says No To Returning U.S. Drone, But Hints At Deal
A senior commander from Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) says his country will not return an American surveillance drone captured by Iranian armed forces but also indicated willingness to reach a deal.
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Iran says EU "definitely" will not impose oil sanctions
Iran said Sunday the European Union "definitely" will not impose sanctions on the country's oil exports as the measure will harm the global crude market, the Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi said.
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Iranian workers losing purchasing power
The purchasing power of Iranian workers has declined by 50 percent, says a former member of the Council of Money and Credit.
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Iran Releases Footage of downed US Drone
On Sunday December 4, the Iranian Army's electronic warfare unit downed with minimum damage the US RQ-170 Sentinel stealth aircraft which was flying over the Iranian city of Kashmar, some 140 miles (225km) from the Afghan border.
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Iran 'Worst' Journalist Jailer
The Committee To Protect Journalists (CPJ) says the number of journalists jailed around the world has increased to its highest level since the mid-1990s and Iran is "the world's worst jailer."
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5 International Broadcasters Call for Action against Jamming
Five international broadcasters have condemned the deliberate jamming of their broadcast signals this year in countries such as Iran that seek to prevent free access to information.