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Iran Warns Local Media Not To Report On Sanctions Impact
Culture Minister Mohammad Hosseini has called on Iran's media to avoid reporting on the impact of international sanctions that could harm national interests.
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Kurdistan
U.S. State Dept: Iran should release ailing activists Mohammadi and Kaboudvand
In a press statement just hours ago, the US Department of State’s Victoria Nuland called on Iran to release “all political prisoners”, but expressed particular concern for two journalists currently serving sentences for their human rights…
Kurdistan
Right groups call on Iran to release Kurdish activist
Three human rights organisations have called on the Iranian authorities to "immediately and unconditionally" release an ailing Kurdish journalist and activist whose health conditions "have drastically deteriorated" after staging lengthy…
Iran
Iran shuts down coffee shops in morality crackdown
Iranian police shut down dozens of restaurants and coffee shops over the weekend, Iranian media reported, in a renewed crackdown on what the state sees as immoral and un-Islamic behaviour.
Iran
Iranian Parliament mulls end to its foreign exchange for travellers
Iranian Parliament is reviewing a plan to stop providing foreign currency to travellers at the official bank rate, the Mehr News Agency reports.
Kurdistan
Kurdish satellite channel jammed again as Kurds mourn the murder of their leader
The satellite feed of the Kurdish language television TISHK TV was jammed on Thursday, July 12, 2012 for the second consecutive year.
Iran
Iran's inflation rate rises to 22.4 percent
Inflation rate in Iran hit 22.4 percent in the third calendar month of Khordad, which ended on June 20, showing 0.2 percent compared to the previous month, the Mehr News Agency reported.
Iran
Cost of living in Iran doubles in five years
The average gross annual cost of running an urban Iranian household has doubled in the past five years, according to the latest statistics released by the Islamic Republic Central Bank.
Iran
Iran pays 30 percent more for aviation parts
Islamic Republic Airlines says sanctions on Iran are not only causing fueling problems, they have driven up the cost of aviation parts by 30 percent because foreign companies are banned from providing parts for Iranian airplanes.
Iran
Iranian authorities crack down on dress code
The Ahwaz public prosecutor has announced that women will be sentenced to cash fines or imprisonment if they are seen in public disobeying the Islamic dress code.