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Absolute Illiteracy Affects 8-11 Million People In Iran

Radiofarda – An official at Iran’s Ministry of Education says there are 8 million illiterate people in the country, or 10 percent of the population, but a lower figure than other official estimates. Earlier last April, Iranian parliament’s research center had reported that nearly nine million Iranians are suffering from “absolute illiteracy.” Nonetheless, the Ministry of Education’s director of literacy, …

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Amnesty Sends Letter To Top Iran Judge For Detained Anti-Hijab Activists

Radiofarda – The human rights global organization Amnesty International has sent a letter to Iran’s top judicial official demanding the release of three anti-hijab women activists detained since April. Iranian women’s rights defenders Monireh Arabshahi (Center), Yasaman Aryani (Left) and Mojgan Keshavarz (Right) have been detained in Shahr-e Ray prison, outside Tehran, since April 2019. The letter is addressed to …

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White House: Trump, Macron discuss Iran’s nuclear program

Al-Arabia – US President Donald Trump on Monday spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron about Iran’s threat to ramp up the enrichment of uranium, the White House said. “They discussed ongoing efforts to ensure that Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon and to end Iran’s destabilizing behavior in the Middle East,” a White House spokesman said in a statement. …

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EU calls on Iran to reverse uranium enrichment and uphold nuclear deal

Al-Arabia – The European Union on Tuesday urged Iran to reverse its scaled up uranium enrichment that breaches a nuclear arms control deal it signed in 2015.“We continue to urge Iran not take further measures that undermine the nuclear deal to stop and to reverse all activities that are inconsistent with the JCPOA, including the production of low-enriched uranium,” an …

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Labor Activist Neda Naji Beaten In Notorious Prison

Iran-HRM – An Iranian Labor activist arrested during a Labor Day protest on May 1, 2019 was beaten twice in one day by prison guards in the notorious Qarchak Prison near Tehran. According to a tweet posted by the husband of Neda Naji, she was beaten once by a prisoner and once by prison guards in the span of 24 …

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