Days of arrest:
Amid calls for overturn of Guardian Council decision
'Don't lose hope,' Rafsanjani urges supporters after being barred from elections
The daughter of Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic, has criticised a recent decision by the hardline Guardian Council to bar former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani from running in the upcoming presidential elections on June 14th.
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Europe exposed to Mousavi's art
Berlin Art Academy to display artworks of Iran's opposition leader Mousavi
An arts institution in the German capital has decided to showcase 28 artworks created by Mir Hossein Mousavi, an Iranian opposition leader currently under house arrest for more than two years.
Ahead of May Day
Iran government increasingly violating labour rights, says Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch has accused the Iranian government of increasingly violating workers’ rights to peaceful assembly and association.
Reporters Without Borders: 'Censorship intensifying ahead of Iran's June election'
Censorship is intensifying in the Islamic Republic of Iran in the run-up to the presidential election on 14 June, says Reporters Without Borders.
Site close to former Revolutionary Guards commander:
Ahmadinejad to expose 2009 voter fraud if protégé barred from June 14 election
As Iran gears up for its presidential election in June, the question of fraud in the 2009 election continues to haunt the country’s leadership.
'Press must exercise self-control': Culture Ministry
Iran to step up media control ahead of presidential race, says official
The Iranian government will intensify its supervision over the press in the lead up to the presidential election in June, a Culture Ministry official said on Friday.
Top reformist remarks on upcoming vote
Presidential election to put regime's claims to the test, says Tajzadeh
The coming weeks will determine whether Iran’s ruling elite, including its leader, are committed to defending the people’s right to shape their own destiny, says a top reformist figure currently behind bars.
2009 crackdowns continue to claim lives
Protester wounded in Iran’s 2009 unrest passes away
Nearly four years after Iran’s widely disputed 2009 presidential race, the post-election clampdowns continue to claim the lives of protesters who took to the streets demanding a recount of the votes.
Former advisor to Fars governor Jamileh Karimi arrested
A former advisor to the governor of Iran’s Fars Province has been arrested, sources told the Green Voice of Freedom today.
Strong earthquake hits southern Iran: USGS
A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake has hit southern Iran, the US Geological Survey said.
Powers, Iran fail to end nuclear stalemate in Almaty talks
World powers and Iran failed again to ease their decade-old dispute over Tehran's disputed nuclear program in talks that ended on Saturday, prolonging a stand-off that risks spiraling into a new Middle East war.
'2013 elections problematic if house arrest not addressed'
Renewed calls by top Iranian conservative to ‘resolve’ detention of opposition leaders
A senior conservative figure has once again called for an end to the stalemate surrounding the house arrest of 2009 presidential candidates Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi.
'Help us'
'My father's at imminent risk,' says son of jailed blogger Khazali
The life of imprisoned Iranian blogger, publisher and physician Mahdi Khazali is at imminent risk, his son has warned.
Video: 12 Iranians, 12 opinions, 1 stance
A dozen Iranians and Iranian Americans disagree on everything from politics to food. But what is one thing that unites Maz Jobrani, Shahrokh Moshkinghalam, Reza Aslan, Hamid Dabashi, Touraj Daryaee, Ramin Jahanbeglou, Bitta Mostofi, Ebrahim Nabavi, Nima Behnoud, Ali Akbar Mahdi, Nikzad Nodjoumi, and Yahya Alkhansa?



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