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iranintl – A former Iranian minister said the government’s recent deals with Chinese companies to build residential units in the capital are an “insult to Iran’s engineering community” while the local economy is in freefall. A former Iranian minister said the government’s recent deals with Chinese companies to build residential units in the capital are an “insult to Iran’s engineering …

RFL/RE – Iran’s Supreme Labor Council, meeting ahead of the end of the Persian calendar year, said efforts to boost the minimum wage for state workers in next year’s budget have yet to be discussed in negotiations with the government. The state-affiliated ILNA news agency on February 25 quoted the labor body as saying that “wage negotiations are on the …

Iranwire – Mehdi Yarrahi, an Iranian singer who released a song last year criticizing compulsory headscarf rules in the country, will wear an electronic monitoring tag instead of serving a one-year prison sentence, his lawyer has said.  “His one-year imprisonment has been altered to wearing an electronic tag, with a restriction on movement within a radius of 1,000 meters, due …

Iranwire – Heavy snowfall, rain, blizzards and frost have caused widespread disruptions across several Iranian provinces.  In some areas, including North Khorasan province, schools and offices were forced to close due to a critical gas shortage. North Khorasan’s Energy Management Working Group announced the closure on February 25, citing the need to “manage gas consumption.”  Similar concerns were echoed in …

Iranwire – Iranian civil activist Reza Ramezanzadeh was arrested on February 24 after being summoned to the Evin Prison prosecutor’s office, IranWire reports. He was later transferred to Evin’s Ward 209 which is used to hold political prisoners and activists.  A source told IranWire that Ramezanzadeh is accused of “propaganda activities against the Islamic Republic” for publicizing issues faced by …