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U.S. Justice Department Intends to Seize a 40% Share in New York City Skyscraper
The U.S. Justice Department has announced that it intends to seize a 40% share in a New York City skyscraper. Prosecutors allege the share is owned by Bank Melli, an Iranian bank that is fully owned by the Iranian government.10 – 20% Unemployment Rate in Iran
It’s been four months since Karim lost his job at a small carpet factory in the western Iranian city of Sanandaj. His employers told him he was one of many layoffs to cut costs in the face of lagging sales. The sole provider for his family of six,...Reports From Iran Say Two Christian Converts have been Charged with Apostasy And Could Face Death Sentence
Reports from Iran say that two Christian converts have been charged with apostasy. The two were reportedly detained in May in a park in the city of Shiraz, and according to Christian groups, Mahmud Matin Azad and Arash Basirat have been held in solitary...Iran’s ‘Killing Field’ Revisited, 20 Years Later
Relatives and survivors call it the “Flower Garden,†but others know it as the “place of the damned.” It’s the Khavaran cemetery in the southeastern part of Tehran, housing the remains of religious minorities, as well as...Iranian Film Glorifying Former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat’s Assassin As a Martyr Triggers Firestorm in Egyptian Media
An Iranian film glorifying former Egyptian president Anwar Sadat’s assassin as a martyr has triggered a firestorm in Egyptian media and hurt prospects for an Egypt-Iran diplomatic reconciliation. The incident highlights how deep-rooted historical...Iran Must Stop Repression of Women’s Rights Defenders – Political Opinion
The Iranian government should drop charges against four women’s rights defenders facing imminent trial, and set aside other convictions for peaceful activities to promote equal rights for women in Iran, said Human Rights First.Iranian Government Detains Prominent AIDS Doctors
Two prominent Iranian physicians have been detained by the Iranian government for unknown reasons. Brothers Kamiar Alaei and Arash Alaei — internationally recognized for their revolutionary work in how drug addicts and HIV/AIDS-infected people are...Diplomatic Crisis Erupt Between Iran And Egypt Over a Film
A new diplomatic row has erupted between Egypt and Iran over an Iranian film, which is likely to abort recent attempts to raise the diplomatic representation between the two countries to ambassadorial level.
