Self-exiled Iranian athletes are urging Olympic organisers to investigate their country over allegations of abuse. Claiming they have endured threats for speaking out, three athletes explain why they won't ...
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Iran’s Officials – Social crises are driving the security crisis
The water crisis is another major challenge that Iran is facing, especially the people of the central and southern provinces of the country.
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While the Ayatollahs hold power no journalist is safe
On Wednesday, July 14, the U.S. Justice Department charged four Iranians for an abduction plot against Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad. Alireza Shavaroghi Farahani, also known as Vezerat Salimi and ...
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The securitization of Iranian football
From the winter of 1989-90, when the Islamic Republic first decided to bring Esteghlal FC and Persepolis FC under its control, through to the beginning of the Khatami era, ...
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Iran sees millionaire boom amid sanctions and an election
The number of millionaires in Iran has exploded despite the country suffering under U.S. sanctions and the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Iran says executing child offenders not a rights violation
Iran’s use of the death penalty for crimes committed as minors does not mean it violates human rights, a senior Iranian official has insisted to AFP in response to ...
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