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Soccer union ‘sickened’ by reports Iranian player faces possible execution
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Soccer union ‘sickened’ by reports Iranian player faces possible execution

The global soccer players’ union, FIFPRO, said it is “shocked and sickened” by reports that Iranian soccer player Amir Nasr-Azadani…
Second known protest-related execution carried out in Iran
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Second known protest-related execution carried out in Iran

Iran has executed a second man allegedly involved in the nationwide anti-government protest movement after he was convicted of fatally…
Iran’s former president urges government to be more lenient with protesters
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Iran’s former president urges government to be more lenient with protesters

Iran’s former president Mohammad Khatami has urged the current government to be more lenient with protesters, amid ongoing nationwide demonstrations…
Iran hangs protester in first known execution related to mass demonstrations
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Iran hangs protester in first known execution related to mass demonstrations

CNN —  Iran has executed a man for injuring a paramilitary officer in the first known execution linked to protests that have…
Iranian patrol boat tried to temporarily blind US Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz, US says
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Iranian patrol boat tried to temporarily blind US Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz, US says

CNN – An Iranian patrol boat tried to temporarily blind US Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz by shining…
Is this the end for Iran’s notorious morality police?
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Is this the end for Iran’s notorious morality police?

An Iranian official’s comment signaling that the country’s notorious morality police had been shut down has raised more questions than…
Iran says hijab law is under review, as state media dismisses claims feared morality police has been abolished
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Iran says hijab law is under review, as state media dismisses claims feared morality police has been abolished

Iran’s Attorney General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri said Thursday that Iran’s parliament and judiciary are reviewing the country’s mandatory hijab law,…
Iranian athlete’s family home demolished by officials, media outlet says
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Iranian athlete’s family home demolished by officials, media outlet says

CNN  —  The family home of Iranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi has been demolished, according to the pro-reform news outlet…
Niece of Iran’s supreme leader calls on foreign governments to cut ties with Iranian regime
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Niece of Iran’s supreme leader calls on foreign governments to cut ties with Iranian regime

Farideh Moradkhani, a niece of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has called on foreign governments to cut ties with…
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