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Month: June 2020

Iran passes 10,000 COVID-19 deaths

Al-Monitor - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says his country is properly handling its response to the coronavirus outbreak but is looking…

How outrage over killing of Iranian girl is helping women’s rights

csmonitor - Farmer Reza Ashrafi may have considered the death of his 14-year-old daughter Romina in the name of family…

Tabas Geopark in Iran moves closer to possible UNESCO registration

PayvandNews - An extensive dossier, which is an essential prerequisite for possible UNESCO inscription of a site, has almost been…

‘The Salesman’ Star Taraneh Alidoosti Given Suspended Prison Sentence in Iran

Variety - Taraneh Alidoosti, star of Asghar Farhadi’s “The Salesman” and one of Iran’s most popular female actors, is set to…

End Widespread Use of Forced Confessions, Human Rights Organizations Tell Iran

Radiofarda - In a joint statement on Wednesday, Justice for Iran (JFI) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)…

University In Iran Suspends Students For Gathering To Honor Victims Of Downed Plane

Radiofarda - A university in Iran has acknowledged that it has reprimanded and suspended students for organizing a memorial gathering…

Microsoft Details Sophisticated Hacking Linked To Iranian Cyber Espionage Group

Radiofarda - The Microsoft Threat Protection Intelligence Team has identified a chain of attacks on its cloud service in a…

Coronavirus Infection Rate Is 40 Percent In Two Iran Provinces

Radiofarda - Iran's Deputy Minister of Health announced June 24 that "forty percent of residents in the provinces of Qom…

Housing Prices, Rents Climb Fast As Iran’s National Currency Loses Value

Radiofarda - Real estate prices in Iran’s capital Tehran have risen by 23 percent in the past one month, the…

Iran’s Top Military Commanders Praise Khamenei’s Likely Successor

Radiofarda - In a move unprecedented in Iran's political dynamics, two top military commanders have openly lent support to Judiciary…