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Asia

Iran and China Discuss Cooperation on Fighting Corruption

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In a meeting in Beijing on Wednesday May 11, the Head of Iran's General Inspectorate Organization, Nasser Seraj, and China's Public Prosecutor Cao Jianming, discussed broadening relations, especially a campaign against financial corruption.
Foreign Policy

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Urges Foreign Ministry to Sue US in The Hague

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Speaker of Iran’s Parliament Ali Larijani referred to the “US robbery” of Iranian assets, and called on the Foreign Ministry to seriously pursue the issue in the International Court of Arbitration.
IFP Exclusive

Top Officer Supports Police’s “Moral Security” Plan

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The Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Hassan Firouzabadi, threw his support behind the law enforcement’s Moral Security Plan, stressing that it has worried those who break social norms in Iran.
Art

Culture Minister Asks Justice Ministry to Help Protect Copyright Law

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Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati has asked the Ministry of Justice to help protect the copyright law in the country.
IFP Exclusive

No Difference between Arab, Iranian, or Afghan Nationals in Iran’s Judiciary

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The Prosecutor-General of Tehran, Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi, criticized certain allegations about a lack of serious will in the judicial system in pursuing the recent brutal murder of an Afghan child because of her nationality, and stressed that in Iran, it makes no difference where the victim comes from.
IFP Exclusive

Iran’s Interior Ministry Backs Off from Plainclothes Morality Police Plan

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Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Hossein Zolfaqari announced that a recent plan for using 7,000 plainclothes forces as morality police has been revised,...
Education

Illegal Hunter to Collect Rubbish Instead of a Jail Sentence

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A court in Bukan in West Azarbaijan Province has condemned an offending hunter to clean and tidy the environment, instead of a jail sentence.
IFP Exclusive

Health up for Sale in Beauty Salons

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Jam-e Jam newspaper reports on the boom of health and beauty services in unlicensed beauty salons in Iran – words translated by IFP.   The extreme...
Americas

Are American Lives Worth More than Yemenis’ or Afghans’?

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In a report translated by IFP, Hamshahri newspaper has compared the amount of compensation Americans are set to receive for their marines killed in the 1983 Beirut bombing with what they have paid for killing Yemeni or Afghan citizens in drone strikes.
Americas

Iran Summons Swiss Envoy over US Supreme Court Ruling

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the Swiss ambassador to Tehran to protest the recent ruling by the US Supreme Court against the Islamic Republic.
Incidents

Iranian Police Seize over 2 Tons of Narcotics in Southeastern Province

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Iran's anti-narcotics police have managed to seize over 2,200 kilograms of opium in two search and seizure operations in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, the provincial police chief said on Wednesday.
Law

Minister: Iran paying price for world peace, security in fighting narcotics

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Interior Minister Mohammad Rahmani Fazli said Iran is paying the price for international peace and security in its fighting againat illegal drugs.
Europe

Head of Iran’s Human Rights Council Responds to Mogherini’s Statements

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Javad Larijani: Enforcing sanctions for Human Rights is a shameful and dishonourable claim.
IFP Exclusive

Interview: Postgraduate Due to Marry a Man Condemned to Death

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Elham’s love story took place in a prison. When she went to visit her brother in prison, she fell in love with a boy who is soon to be executed for murder.
Judiciary

Iranian, Kazakh Judiciary officials sign MoU on judicial cooperation

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Prosecutor General Mohammad Jaafar Montazeri in a meeting with his Kazakh Prosecutor General Askhat Daulbayev on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Judicial cooperation.
Europe

EU extends sanctions against Iranian individuals

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The European Union (EU) has extended its sanctions against 82 Iranian individuals, whom it accuses of human rights violations.
Education

Live Rabbit Dissection Leads to Official Censure of School

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The public relations department of Hamedan Provincial Environmental Office announced that a school head-teacher has been suspended, while the teacher responsible has been summoned to appear in front of the infraction committee of the Ministry of Education.
Economy

Iran Facilitates Tax Conditions for Foreign Investors

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Iran has passed laws giving tax exemptions for five years to foreigners making investments in Iran, said Deputy Head of the Iranian Trade Development Organization Sadeq Ziyaie-Bigdeli.
Europe

UNSC resolution does not ban Su-30 fighter jet sales to Iran: Russia

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Russia has rejected a US claim that the sales of Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets to Iran were prohibited under a United Nation Security Council resolution.
Foreign Policy

Spokesman Questions Legitimacy of Appointing UN Human Rights Rapporteur for Iran

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari censured the recent re-appointment of Ahmed Shaheed as the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran, saying the decision has no legal basis.
Foreign Policy

Ahmad Shaheed’s Human Rights report is politically motivated, biased and unacceptable

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman reacts to Human Rights Report by Ahmad Shaheed
IFP Exclusive

The Guardian Council Approves Equal Blood Money [Criminal Restitution] for Men and Women

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The Guardian Council has ratified a bill on third party insurance coverage which states that equal blood money shall be paid for both men and women.
Environment

Judiciary Chief: Respect for Animals Should be Learnt from Childhood

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According to IRNA, Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani said that respect for animals should be taught to people from their childhood. "If we want...
Hard News

Iran Frees 49 Indian Fishermen

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India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced 49 Indian fisherman, who were detained in Iran three months ago over entering Iran’s waters, have been released.
Hard News

Iran slams double-standards in human rights

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Iran’s top human rights official censures the hypocritical approach pursued by the self-styled advocates of human rights in the world.
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