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Iran Rejects Reuters’ ‘Worthless’ Report on Riot Death Toll

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An official at Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has categorically dismissed a report by the Reuters news agency that claimed a death toll of around 1,500 people during recent riots over fuel price hikes.
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Acclaimed Iranian Cartoonist Recounts Woes of His 50-Year Career

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Javad Alizadeh, a self-taught Iranian cartoonist with 30 international awards, has talked about his four-decade career as one of the most successful cartoonists of Iran.
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Rioters Linked to Hostile Broadcaster Arrested in Iran

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The Iranian Intelligence Ministry says it has arrested the rioters who took orders from the UK-based “Iran International” satellite channel to commit acts of vandalism amid the recent unrest in Iran.
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Iraq Suspends Saudi Broadcasters for Breaking Rules

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Baghdad has suspended Saudi state-owned broadcasters Al-Hadath TV and Al Arabiya over their misguiding coverage of recent protests in Iraq.
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Russian Journalist Detained for Visa Violation: Iran

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Iran’s Government Spokesman Ali Rabiei says the Russian journalist held in Iran was detained last week for a visa violation and not for spying.
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Doors Open for Media Interaction with World: Iranian Official 

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Iran’s Deputy Minister of Culture for Press and Information Affairs Mohammad Khoddadi says Tehran has kept the door open to serious cooperation and dialogue with the regional and international news outlets.
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Inspiring Iranian Journalist Succumbs to Cancer

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Mahdi Shadmani, an Iranian sports journalist who turned into an inspiring social figure after developing cancer, has died at the age of 37 after three years of struggle.
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Rouhani Gifts 1-Year Free Internet to Iranian Journalists

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The government of President Hassan Rouhani has gifted all Iranian journalists with a one-year 4G/LTE internet subscription on the occasion of National Journalists’ Day.
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Iran Advises Pompeo to Get Popular among Media Like Zarif

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An Iranian presidential advisor has made it clear for the US secretary of state why his request for an interview with the Iranian media has gone unheeded, saying Mike Pompeo needs to be an attractive character for media like his Iranian counterpart.
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Pompeo Can Have Interview with Iran’s State TV: Spokesman

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Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Rabiei says US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo can have an interview with Press TV’s Marzieh Hashemi if he is very much interested in an interview with Iran’s state TV.
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Iran Denies Permitting BBC to Have Correspondent in Tehran

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An Iranian official says the reports of an agreement between Iran and the BBC on the work of a permanent correspondent in the country are not true.
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Tehran Hosting 3rd Exhibition of ‘Press Photo of Year’

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The 3rd edition of “Press Photo of the Year” exhibition has opened in Tehran, putting on display 169 photographs selected from among 4,000 photos submitted in five sections.
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State TV Channel Chief Sacked over Program Insulting to Sunnis

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The manager of an Iranian state TV channel has been removed from his post following the broadcast of a program which was insulting to Sunni Muslims.
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Al Jazeera Displays Name of ‘Persian Gulf’ during Famous Talk Show

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Al Jazeera TV's political talk show known as “Scenarios”, which is one of the most important political programs in the Arab world, has defied the insistence of certain Arab leaders on using a fake name for the Persian Gulf.
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Iranian Reporters Nominated for Int’l Journalism Award

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Two Iranian reporters, Alireza Gholami and Hassan Homayoon, have been nominated for the True Story Award, a global journalism prize.
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Iranian Media Condemn West’s Double Standards on New Zealand Terror Attack

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The deadly shooting incident in New Zealand which left at least 49 people dead has received strong condemnation by Iranian media, from both reformist and conservative camps.
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Iran Rejects UK’s Claim BBC Is Independent, Neutral

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Iran says the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and the UK government are heavily interdependent, rejecting the claim by the UK that the media outlet is an “independent” institution.
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Iran’s ‘Got Talent’ Show Turning into Household Name

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A new talent show called “New Age”, which some believe is an Iranian version of the famous “Got Talent” show, has gained amazingly in popularity just a couple of weeks after its first episode went on air.
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Western MSM Coverage of Hashemi’s Detention: Double-Standard on Steroids

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Marzieh Hashemi, the US-born anchorwoman who was arrested without charges on January 13 in her homeland, was finally set free on Wednesday, after she appeared before a 23-member grand jury for a third hearing on an unspecified federal court case.
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Detained Iranian Anchor to Attend US Court Again

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The second session of a court for Marzieh Hashemi will be held in Washington on Wednesday, announced Iran’s Press TV, for whom the US-born anchorwoman and producer was working for.
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Iran Parliament Speaker Denounces US Arrest of Press TV Anchor

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Iran’s parliament speaker has criticised the US arrest of the Iran-based journalist Marzieh Hashemi, describing it as yet another proof that Washington does not hold real respect for human rights and sees it a tool for pressurising independent states.
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Placards Against Arrest of Press TV Anchor Projected on BBC Building

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An Islamic rights group has projected a placard on the BBC building in London, in a protest at the sudden arrest of Maezieh Hashemi, an anchor and journalist affiliated with Iran’s English-language news channel Press TV.
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US Arrest of Press TV’s Journo Violates Freedom of Expression: Zarif

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has dismissed the US detention of a journalist of the Iranian English-speaking television news network, Press TV, as “politically-motivated and unacceptable”, saying that Washington must immediately put an end to its political game.
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Iran’s Press TV Anchor Arrested in US

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Iranian Press TV’s news anchor Marzieh Hashemi has been arrested and imprisoned in the United States with no formal charges.
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Iran, Afghanistan Vow to Expand Media Cooperation

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A media delegation from Afghanistan recently sat for talks with Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi at the Ministry’s building in Tehran.
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