Radiofarda – The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) released its 9-month economic performance report on February 10, which shows an unprecedented budget deficit.
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How The Islamic Republic Upended Theories Of Inevitable Progress
Radiofarda – February 11 was the fortieth anniversary of the triumph of the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran. As the last considerable revolution of the past century, and a major push-back against modernity, it casts doubt on a great number of widely accepted dogmas of social progress.
Read More »Islamic Republic Marks Revolution Anniversary In Lackluster Celebration
Radiofarda – President Hassan Rouhani addressed thousands of supporters of the Islamic Republic in downtown Tehran on the occasion of the Islamic revolution’s 40th anniversary on Monday, claiming that “all Islamic Republic officials including its Supreme Leader, president, members of parliament and assembly of experts are elected by people’s vote.”
Read More »US’s Bolton: Iran’s Islamic Revolution meant ‘four decades of failure’
Al-Arabia – Iran’s Islamic revolution four decades ago inflicted “failure and broken promises” on the country, President Donald Trump’s chief foreign policy advisor said Monday.
Read More »Women Prisoners In Qarchak Prison violently Transferred To Evin Prison
Iran-HRM – Iranian authorities transferred 40 inmates from Qarchak to Evin Prison, two days after a brutal crackdown on prisoners, inside the women-only Qarchak Prison.
Read More »Iranian political prisoner hunger strikes over prolonged solitary lockup
Iran-HRM – Political prisoner Arzhang Davoudi has staged a hunger strike, protesting the cruel and inhuman conditions he has been forced to endure in solitary confinement.
Read More »Activists Denounce Iran’s Islamic Revolution Anniversary in 4 European Capitals
VOA – Dozens of Iranian opposition activists have rallied in four European capitals since Sunday to protest the 40th anniversary of Iran’s Islamic Revolution and to demand the ouster of the nation’s Islamist rulers.
Read More »Iranian Agents Tried to Frame Detained Conservationists by Staging Scenes to Falsely Implicate Them
CHRI – Three Major State Agencies Rejected Charges of Espionage, Indictment Based on Retracted False “Confessions”
Read More »Rouhani touts military achievements in revolution anniversary speech
Al-Monitor – Iran celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution Monday in typical fashion, with speeches from government officials, marches, anti-American slogans, protests and also an element of the absurd.
Read More »Revolution at 40: Qom seminary at crossroads over clergy’s future in Iran
Al-Monitor – Forty years after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the holy city of Qom is once again caught in a struggle over the future of the seminary — and perhaps the country. But while the essence of the clash may not be novel, the camps — and indeed the broader composition of the seminary — have vastly changed.
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