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Rights groups call for end to anti-drugs aid for Iran

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drug.jpgTwo leading rights groups on Tuesday called for an end to international cash and technical assistance to Iran’s anti-drug campaign, which they said was bolstering a rise in executions.

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Court Of Appeals Upheld Ten Year Sentence of University of Texas Doctoral Student Omid Kokabee

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omp.jpgBranch 36 of the Court of Appeals has upheld the 10 year imprisonment sentence of Omid Kokabee.According to reports by Jaras, Kokabee's lawyers have not been allowed to visit with him.

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Universities in Iran Put Limits on Women’s Options

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badly-veiled-women1.jpgThirty-six universities in Iran have banned women from 77 fields of study.The ban, which was first reported Aug. 6 by Iran’s semiofficial Mehr News Agency, came as the results of university entrance exams for the coming academic year were being announced.

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Youcef Nadarkhani Receives New Court Summons, Iran Evades Mention of Apostasy Charge

c_250_150_16777215_00___images_naderkhani.jpgIn his most recent court summons, Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has once again been ordered to appear in court on Sept. 8 to face the “charges brought against him.”

Read more: Youcef Nadarkhani Receives New Court Summons, Iran Evades Mention of Apostasy Charge

Iranians show little confidence in gov’t response to devastating earthquakes

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earthquake-5.jpgTensions are flaring between the Iranian government and the Iranian people, who are criticizing minimal rescue efforts in the aftermath of tandem magnitude 6.3 and 6.4 earthquakes that rattled Iran’s northwest East Azerbaijan province Saturday.

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'Meet with Mousavi and Karroubi during Tehran visit' Amir-Arjomand tells Ban-ki Moon

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120818052047_ban_ki-moon_304x171_ap.jpgThe spokesperson for the Coordination Council of the Green Path of Hope, the Green Movement's most important decision making authority, has called on the Secretary-General of the United Nations to exert pressure on Supreme Leader Mr.Ali Khamenei for the release of the country's political prisoners, in particular opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi.

Read more: 'Meet with Mousavi and Karroubi during Tehran visit' Amir-Arjomand tells Ban-ki Moon

Pastor Nadarkhani to face charges Iran

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PastorYoucef.jpgPastorYoucef.jpgPastor Yousef Nadarkhani has been in prison for more than 1,000 days.Iran (MNN/ACLJ) ― The Iranian pastor who has spent more than 1,000 days in prison will be headed by to court.

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U.N. chief condemns Iran president’s Israel ‘cancer’ remarks

c_250_150_16777215_00___images_united-nations-human-rights.jpgU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sharply criticized Iran’s supreme leader and president on Friday, describing their latest verbal attacks on Israel as “offensive and inflammatory.”

Read more: U.N. chief condemns Iran president’s Israel ‘cancer’ remarks

Iran’s Ramadan repression intensifies on eve of Eid

10___images_iranpolice.jpgIranian security forces have put down peaceful demonstrations and intensified their wave of arrests of Ahwazi Arabs ahead of Eid ul-Fitr, the Islamic celebration that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

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Son of senior cleric sentenced to four years in prison

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zendan.jpg Sayeed Hassan Taheri, son of Ayatollah Sayeed Jalal Taheri Esfahani, former Imam Jama of Isfahan, was sentenced to four years in prison and 10 years exile from his city Zabol.

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Nobel laureate calls on UN to protect Iranian women

c_250_150_16777215_00___images_sherin.jpgIranian Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi has written to the United Nations to protest the Islamic Republic's recent policies toward women.

Read more: Nobel laureate calls on UN to protect Iranian women
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