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Two Detained Award-Winning Iranian Students Interrogated ‘In Public’

Radiofarda – In an unprecedented move, the Islamic Republic intelligence agents have interrogated two detained university students in a public meeting, says Aida Younessi, the sister of one of the detainees. Ms. Younesi’s brother, Ali, and Amir Hossein Moradi were interrogated in a general meeting of prosecutors, intelligence officials and others on July 14, without having access to their attorneys. …

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Iran arrests about 30 following Behbahan protests

Al-Arabia – Iran has arrested about 30 people following the anti-government protests that broke out in the southwestern city of Behbahan on Thursday, the Iranian Human Rights Activists’ News Agency (HRANA) said on Friday. Protests broke out in Behbahan in the oil-rich Khuzestan province on Thursday with demonstrators demanding the overthrow of the regime, according to videos shared on social media. …

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Coronavirus: 25 million in Iran infected with COVID-19, says Rouhani

Al-Arabia – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that 25 million Iranians have been infected with the coronavirus and that another 35 million are at risk of acquiring it. For more coronavirus news, visit our dedicated page. The figures, which Rouhani said were based on a new Health Ministry report, are far higher Iran’s official toll of 269,440 infected. Rouhani …

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Iran Says It Has Sent Black Box Of Downed Ukrainian Airliner To France For Analysis

RFL/RE – Iran says it has sent the black boxes of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, which crashed shortly after takeoff in Tehran on January 8 after being struck by two missiles, killing 176 people. “The black boxes were transferred to Paris yesterday by aviation officials and a judge, and their deciphering will start on Monday (July 20),” Foreign Ministry …

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Iranians Angered by Faltering Economy Stage Rare Protest

VOA- Iranians angered by their government’s handling of a faltering economy staged a rare protest in a southwestern city on Thursday, in defiance of security forces which dispersed attempted demonstrations in other parts of Iran. A review of images sent to VOA Persian appears to show Iranians chanting anti-government slogans in the streets of Behbahan in Iran’s Khuzestan province after …

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