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Iranwire – Iranian President Ebrahaim Raisi has replaced the minister of agriculture and the head of planning and budget, as the country’s dire economic conditions have contributed to widespread dissatisfaction at the government. Government spokesman Ali Bahadori Jahromi said on April 12 that Agriculture Minister Javad Sadatinejad was replaced by a deputy, Seyed Mohammad Aghaminiri, who will serve as interim …

Iranwire – As IranWire has reported, hundreds of Iranians have sustained severe eye injuries after being hit by pellets, tear gas cannisters, paintball bullets or other projectiles used by security forces amid a bloody crackdown on mainly peaceful demonstrations. Doctors say that, as of now, at least 580 protesters have lost one or both eyes in Tehran and in Kurdistan alone. …

Iranwire – Iran’s Premier League football club Malavan Bandar Anzali FC has asked the authorities’ permission to host female fans in its stadium this week, when the team plays against Tractor FC. Malavan made the announcement in a statement on April 11 after the president of the Iranian football federation claimed that women in all Iranian cities were now allowed …

Iranwire – Iranian actors and film directors have met with the families of Elahe Mohammadi and Nilofar Hamedi, who have been imprisoned for nearly seven months for their journalistic work. Prominent filmmakers Rakhshan Bani Etemad, Fatemeh Motamedarya, Amir Taftani, Jafar Panahi, Mohammad Rasulof, Mojtaba Mirtahamasb and Mina Akbari were among those attending the April 11 gathering aimed at showing solidarity …

Iranwire – The father of a jailed Iranian protester has expressed concerns over his condition in custody, saying his son has been held in solitary confinement for the past 10 days. Sahand Noor Mohammadzadeh is being denied his right to contact his family and receive visitors, his father Jafar Noor Mohammadzadeh said in an interview with the Emtdad news website …