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Kurdish political prisoner returned to Orumiyeh Central Prison

Kurdish political prisoner Hatem Ozdemir, who was transferred on 23 June from Orumiyeh Central Prison to the Ministry of Intelligence detention centre in Khoy, West Azerbaijan province, was returned ...
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Ministry of Intelligence increases pressure on Kurdish political prisoner

Kurdish political prisoner Nayeb Askari, who is on death row, was transferred from the political ward of Orumiyeh Central Prison to ward 3 of the prison on the orders ...
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ifmat - Iranian regime will not survive if Lake Urmia Disappears

Iranian regime will not survive if Lake Urmia Disappears

A former vice president and head of the environment department says the fate of the Iranian regime is contingent on saving the country's largest lake that has shrunk by ...
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ifmat - Several arrested in latest round of Pensioners Protests

Several arrested in latest round of Pensioners’ Protests

Several people have been arrested during the latest round of nationwide demonstrations by Iranian retirees who are protesting against the government’s meager pension increase.
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ifmat - Erbil Airport prevents Iranian Pouya Air Cargo plane from landing

Erbil Airport prevents Iranian Pouya Air Cargo plane from landing

An Iranian airplane, operated by Pouya Air, was not allowed to land at Erbil International Airport on Monday, the airport’s director told to Iran International.
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ifmat - Six inmates commit suicide in NW Iran prison

Six inmates commit suicide in NW Iran prison

In two days, October 19 and 20, five prisoners committed suicide in Urmia Central Prison, northwestern Iran, protesting inhuman pressures. According to informed reports, one individual by the name ...
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