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Documenting Tehran's street life - in pictures
21 Oct 2014, 1:00 EDT: Iran was one of the many stops on French photographer Boris Le Montagner’s road trip from France to India, which he started last year. He made it to Iran after six months, entering the country by way of Armenia, in the northwest. He took a month to make his way to the capital where he captures these scenes of its street life -
Acid attacks in Isfahan have nothing to do with the hijab, say Iranian officials
20 Oct 2014, 11:00 EDT: Women tell of assailants using motorbikes after spate of attacks raises concern victims chosen because of their clothing -
Many fish to fry: a taste of north Iran
20 Oct 2014, 6:03 EDT: Lakan restaurant is an old jewel of Tehran’s downtown specializing in fried fish in the style of Gilan
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Iran urged to hold an emergency Opec meeting due to falling oil prices
15 Oct 2014, 12:29 EDT: Iranian officials accuse Saudi Arabia for keeping oil prices low, saying Riyadh is serving western interest -
Experts say generation gap leading cause of runaways, prostitution in Iran
10 Oct 2014, 6:22 EDT: Many turn to prostitution as a means to financial independence and liberation from strict societal norms. Most girls active in the Tehran sex trade are high-school age -
How political tensions play out in Iran's universities
6 Oct 2014, 11:37 EDT: Reformist students have welcomed the initial steps taken by President Hassan Rouhani and morale is relatively high. But is unrest brewing? -
Iranian coal miners - in pictures
29 Sep 2014, 9:59 EDT: International sanctions have hindered the import of heavy machinery and modern technology in all sectors, and coal mining is no exception. Ebrahim Noroozi of the Associated Press documents the working life of Iran’s miners in the northern province of Mazandanran -
Iran's Jila Baniyaghoob on journalism, prison and Rouhani
19 Sep 2014, 5:01 EDT: Iranian journalist and activist says freedom of speech and the press have not improved one iota under the new administration
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Azadeh Moaveni: Ghoncheh Ghavami’s imprisonment shows how Tehran’s hardliners deal with dissent. If the west cares, it must be consistent in complaining
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Christopher de Bellaigue: A deal with Iran is vital for the stability of the wider Middle East. The opportunity must be grasped
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Ali Gharib: The US and Iranian presidents may not cross paths at the UN, but their war of words over sectarianism says it all: sorry-not-sorry I told you so
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Trevor Timm: When lawsuits start hunting for the truth, the Obama administration shuts them down with one overreaching power and three words: just trust us
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Jane Kinninmont: Military responses as a quick fix won't defeat the terrorists. Their ideology and influence need to be undermined
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Sam Howison: Almost half of maths undergraduates are now women, but winning recognition at the very top of the profession has been a battle
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Trevor Timm: James Risen is out of chances. It’s time for the government to stop harassing a journalist for doing his job
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Azriel Bermant: The missile defence shield, currently blocking Hamas rockets, limits the need for pre-emptive strikes by any country that has it
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Professional pictures of the Quds commander are part of Iranian promotion of its support of Iraq forces against Isis
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Hassan Rouhani criticises British PM for saying Tehran is ‘part of problem’ in Middle East during UN speech
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Iranian president urges west to let regional powers lead battle against jihadis and not let agreement on nuclear policy pass
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Iranians protest over acid attacks against women
22 Oct 2014: Thousands stage demonstration in Isfahan after women are targeted for wearing clothes deemed inappropriate by hardliners -
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Iranian broadcaster raises suspicions about death of reporter on Syrian border
20 Oct 2014:She is reportedly killed in car accident
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Saudi Arabia 6 days ago
Saudi Arabia faces outcry over death sentence for Shia faith leader
16 Oct 2014: Nimr Baqir al-Nimr’s conviction for sedition adding to unrest and promoting sectarian hatred, says Human Rights Watch -
World news 6 days ago
Recession in Russia, revolt in Venezuela? The knock-on effects of tumbling oil prices
16 Oct 2014: Sudden slump in price of crude – now at its lowest for four years – sends tremors through capitals of the world’s great oil powers. A look at the economic and geopolitical implications of $80 oil
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Australian politics 8 days ago
Iran could pose a greater threat than Isis, says Andrew Nikolic
13 Oct 2014: Liberal figure believes the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran would dwarf that posed by Islamic State -
Islamic State (Isis) 10 days ago
McCain urges ground troops to defeat Isis: 'They're winning, and we're not'
12 Oct 2014: Republican senator says US needs ‘fundamental re-evaluation’ of strategy to defeat militant group in Syria and Iraq -
Islamic State (Isis) 11 days ago
Iran warns of risk to Israel's security should US seek overthrow of Assad
11 Oct 2014: Iranian media quotes deputy foreign minister on Isis talks while US air strikes pick up near besieged city of Kobani -
Salman Rushdie 12 days ago
Salman Rushdie: hate-filled rhetoric of ‘jihadi cool’ is persuading British Muslims to join Isis
10 Oct 2014: Alison Flood: The writer argues that those who have ‘horribly mangled’ the language of religion are targeting modernity
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Iran's prisoners of conscience – an interactive guide
As Iran gears up for a presidential election in June, the conditions in which prisoners of conscience are held in some of the country's most notorious prisons have worsened. Here are some of the activists, students, journalists, women's rights campaigners, lawyers, artists, former politicians and members of Iran's religious and ethnic minorities who have been jailed or convicted in recent years
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