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Iranian women - The Economist Mon, 27 Oct 2014 01:23:44 GMT

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Iranian women
The Economist
THERE is much to be unhappy about in Iran. Depression, drug addiction and cancer are at record rates, while divorce is nearing Western levels. But most worrying are new attempts to control women. Restrictions in Iran may not rival Saudi Arabia—Iranian ...
Iranian Photojournalist Reportedly Detained After Covering Protest Against ...New York Times
Acid attacks in Iran: A message for Rouhani?Aljazeera.com
Iran acid attack suspects freed as lack of evidenceYahoo News
Washington Post (blog) -Businessweek
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Iran Hangs Woman for Killing Alleged Rapist - NBCNews.com Sun, 26 Oct 2014 18:59:33 GMT

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Iran Hangs Woman for Killing Alleged Rapist
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Iran hanged a woman on Saturday who was convicted of murdering a man she alleged was trying to rape her, drawing swift international condemnation for a prosecution several countries described as flawed. Reyhaneh Jabbari was hanged at dawn for ...
Iran hangs woman convicted of killing alleged rapistToronto Sun
Iran's hanging of Reyhaneh Jabbari condemnedBBC News
US condemns Iran's hanging of alleged rape victimUSA TODAY

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Iran Executes Woman Who Said She Stabbed Man Who Attacked Her - NPR (blog) Sun, 26 Oct 2014 06:25:42 GMT

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Iran Executes Woman Who Said She Stabbed Man Who Attacked Her
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Jabbari was arrested in 2007 over the death of Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi, who once worked in Iran's Ministry of Intelligence, according to Amnesty International. The organization says Jabbari "was placed in solitary confinement for two months and was ...


Iran executes Reyhaneh Jabbari despite global appeals for retrial - The Guardian Sat, 25 Oct 2014 10:50:37 GMT

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Iran executes Reyhaneh Jabbari despite global appeals for retrial
The Guardian
Iran has ignored an international campaign to spare the life of a 26-year-old woman convicted of murder by hanging her at dawn on Saturday. Reyhaneh Jabbari had spent five years on death row for stabbing a 47-year-old surgeon who had previously ...


This Iranian Photographer is Tired of Explaining Life in Iran - The New Republic Mon, 27 Oct 2014 01:08:40 GMT

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This Iranian Photographer is Tired of Explaining Life in Iran
The New Republic
Last week, a photo series of Iranian fathers and daughters garnered attention in the U.S., popping up on several online news outlets, with headlines about how the portraits challenged stereotypes and revealed the diversity of Iranian people. The ...


Nuclear negotiators again discuss extending their talks with Iran - Los Angeles Times Sun, 26 Oct 2014 00:07:22 GMT

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Nuclear negotiators again discuss extending their talks with Iran
Los Angeles Times
With talks nearly deadlocked and their deadline one month away, six world powers seeking a nuclear deal with Iran have begun discussing whether to again extend negotiations, according to Western officials. Officials say they believe a deal is still ...
This is the roadmap for closing a nuclear deal with IranQuartz
Iran rules out 'backward steps' on nuclear programmeYahoo News
Iran not to shut down any nuclear facilities: Top negotiatorPress TV
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Iran executes woman who killed her alleged rapist - CNN Sat, 25 Oct 2014 11:48:25 GMT

Iran executes woman who killed her alleged rapist
CNN
(CNN) -- An Iranian woman convicted of murder -- in a killing that human rights groups called self-defense against a rapist -- was hanged Saturday, state news agency IRNA reported. Reyhaneh Jabbari, 26, was sentenced to death for the 2007 killing of ...


Pakistan and Iran exchange mortar fire on border - BBC News Sat, 25 Oct 2014 14:08:33 GMT

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Pakistan and Iran exchange mortar fire on border
BBC News
Pakistani officials said Iran fired six mortar shells, which landed near the border town of Mashkail. Pakistan is then thought to have fired back. The two countries share a long desert border which straddles Balochistan province in south-west Pakistan ...
Tensions flare along Iran and Pakistan's dusty borderWashington Post (blog)
Iran shells Pakistan border town in retaliation for militant strikesTelegraph.co.uk
After Deadly Clashes, Tensions Rise Between Iran and PakistanThe Diplomat
In Homeland Security -Asharq Alawsat English
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Iran lurks behind the rise of sectarian violence in Iraq - The Hill (blog) Sun, 26 Oct 2014 18:01:05 GMT

Iran lurks behind the rise of sectarian violence in Iraq
The Hill (blog)
Groups sanctioned, backed and funded by the Iranian regime, and agents of the administration of former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki have been targeting the Sunni community seemingly in reprisal or revenge for Islamic State attacks and at times ...

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Iran frees leading human rights campaigner after short detention - Reuters Sun, 26 Oct 2014 15:38:29 GMT

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Iran frees leading human rights campaigner after short detention
Reuters
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian security forces have released leading human rights advocate Nasrin Sotoudeh, who was detained after leading a protest against what she called unfair legal practices in the Islamic Republic, she said on Sunday. The lawyer and ...
Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh detained at protest against acid attacks on womenThe Guardian
Human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh re-arrested in IranAl-Arabiya
Iran frees top human rights campaignerTimes of Oman
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