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ifmat - Iran 2021 budget bill sees 50 percent increase for religious organizations

Iran’s 2021 budget bill sees 50 percent increase for religious organizations

With the coming of the Persian New Year in late March, the government of Hassan Rouhani recently presented Iran’s 2021 budget bill to the parliament. The bill, proposed to ...
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ifmat - Iran efforts to deny people information and entertainment are futile

Iran’s efforts to deny people information and entertainment are futile

Iranian society has been fighting systematic censorship for over four decades; from the ban on videotapes in 1980s, jamming satellite television, blocking news websites in 2000s and social media ...
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ifmat - Iranian musician Mehdi Rajabian arrested for working with women

Iranian musician Mehdi Rajabian arrested for working with women

Iranian musician Mehdi Rajabian says he is facing trial for working with female singers and dancers.
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ifmat - Iran shuts down newspaper over virus cover-up allegations

Iran shuts down newspaper over virus cover-up allegations

One of Iran’s main business dailies has been shut down by authorities after it published an interview with a government physician who said the country was covering up the ...
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ifmat - Iranian metal band arsames facing prosecution for Satanic Music

Iranian metal band arsames facing prosecution for Satanic Music

Arsames, an Iranian melodic death metal band, is reportedly facing inarceration for creating and playing ‘Satanic music.’
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ifmat - A newspaper in Iran is censured for interview defending people right to revolt

A newspaper in Iran is censured for interview defending people’s right to revolt

Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, which oversees censorship in the clergy-dominated country, has cnesured Etemad, a local pro-reform daily for an interview touching upon the sensitive issue ...
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