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Iran Cracks Down On Social Media Users

Earlier this week, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps arrested a number of individuals for their involvement in a mobile social media network. Over 170 managers of social networking sites were identified, and several were detained by

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Iranian Prisoners Commence Hunger Strike

November 11, 2015: Two reformist political prisoners of Evin Prison began a hunger strike last Thursday, November 5, after sending a letter to President Rouhani which indicated that they will only stop their strike after their

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Iran Increases Journalist Arrests

    Prominent Iranian journalist Issa Saharkhiz was arrested by the IRGC on charges of “propaganda against the state” and “insulting the Supreme leader“. His arrest follows an uptick of journalist arrests that began last week, with

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Women Protest Government Repression

Iranian women have taken to social media to protest the repressive government practice of legislating what items of clothing can be worn, and what items must be worn. Afraid of violent reprisals and repercussions, these

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Iranian Unemployment Figures Unrealistic

The Iranian government released figures alleging an unemployment rate of 10.6%, well above the average for developed world. This figure is likely very low, as additional data shows that Iranians, on average, work only three

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Iranians Protest Gov’t Racism

Thousands of Iranian citizens, ethnic Azeris, are protesting a racial slur made by state television. The program used the ethnic group as the butt of several tasteless jokes. The show, watched by millions of Iranians,

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Iran Sanctions USA, Bans Imports

In an effort to further damage US/Iran relations, and to slow the country’s modernization, the Iran Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade announced a unilateral import ban on all american products. The ban, announced by