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Iran: Two Women Hanged at Urmia Prison

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Two women were executed at Urmia prison for murder charges this morning. According to IHR sources, on the morning of Tuesday, July 23, two women were hanged for murder charges at Urmia prison (also called as Darya prison). IHR could identify them as Arasteh Ranjbar and Nazdar Vatankhah. They were held in prison for 15 …

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Mohammad Rasoulof’s Films Were Banned in Iran, Now He’s Been Sentenced to Prison

CHRI – “We have to pay a price, and every person will pay some price,” says acclaimed filmmaker The sentencing of award-winning filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof to one year in prison for the content of his films has highlighted the perilous political landscape independent artists must navigate in Iran. “Iranian cinema has won international acclaim despite stifling censorship and the ongoing persecution …

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Iran says tanker crisis can be resolved diplomatically

Al-Monitor – Ali Rabei, spokesman for the Hassan Rouhani administration, said the crisis involving the oil tankers belonging to the United Kingdom and Iran could be solved diplomatically.  The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) recently seized the British oil tanker the Stena Impero in the Persian Gulf. The IRGC not only released video of the seizure, in which men dropped from a helicopter onto the …

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Iranians floored by sky-high housing costs

Al-Monitor – Home prices in Tehran more than doubled in the quarter that ended June 21 compared with a year earlier, after a prolonged period of relative price stability in the properties market. Extreme fluctuations in the markets for alternative assets like gold coins and currency also caused residential property prices to skyrocket, as investors looked to hedge their capital against …

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Rouhani Administration To Legalize Cryptocurrency Mining

Radiofarda – The Rouhani Administration’s Economic Commission has legalized cryptocurrency mining, Iranian media reported on Tuesday July 23, quoting Economy Minister Farhad Dejpasand. Dejpasand told reporters that the administration recognizes cryptocurrency mining and allows the import of bitcoin mining machines. However, the matter needs to be discussed at a cabinet meeting, he said. Earlier in July, the Iranian Judiciary had …

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