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Iran ousted from UN panel on women

The vote came after intense lobbying by the US following widespread protests in Iran sparked by outrage against the edict compelling women to wear hijabs…reports Arul Louis In an unprecedented move, Iran

December 14, 2022

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US sanctions target human rights abusers in Iran

Twenty individuals and one entity were sanctioned on Monday over human rights abuses…reports Asian Lite News The United States announced sanctions against those who are perpetrating gross human rights abuses and repression

December 13, 2022

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Iran carries out 2nd execution over protests

Rahnavard was executed just 23 days after he was arrested and charged of stabbing to death two members of the paramilitary Basij Resistance Force….reports Asian Lite News In a second execution linked

December 12, 2022

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Iran denounces US move to remove it from UN women’s commission

The Iranian envoy said the request for canceling Iran’s membership at an ECOSOC meeting scheduled for December 14 was based on “fabricated claims and assumptions” about Iran…reports Asian Lite News The Iranian

December 10, 2022

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Iran carries out first execution over anti-govt protests

Mohsen Shekari was hanged on Thursday morning after being found guilty by a Revolutionary Court of “enmity against God”…reports Asian Lite News Iran on Thursday announced the first execution of a protester

December 8, 2022

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‘Stop arming Russia or face consequences’: Ukraine to Iran

Ukraine is closely following Iran’s “every step” in the matter of military-technical cooperation with Russia…reports Asian Lite News Kiev, Dec 7 (IANS) Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has warned Iran of “consequences”

December 7, 2022

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Iranian rock climber’s home destroyed for not wearing hijab

Rekabi, 33, and her brother Davoud were both reportedly arrested after Rekabi’s return to Iran following the tournament in South Korea in October in which she competed without a headscarf….reports Asian Lite

December 5, 2022

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N-talks: Iran accuses West of ‘seeking to cause chaos’

Amir-Abdollahian made the accusation at a joint press conference with his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dacic following their meeting in Serbia’s capital Belgrade…reports Asian Lite News Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has accused

December 5, 2022

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Protest-hit Iran disbands morality police

Even if the morality police is shut down this does not mean the decades-old hijab law will be changed….reports Asian Lite News Iran’s morality police, which is tasked with enforcing the country’s

December 4, 2022

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Iran, Iraq To Mend Ties

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi meets Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani to improve bilateral ties and safeguard regional security…reports Asian Lite News Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said here Tuesday that Iran and

December 4, 2022

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