Read more about the article Brit Academic Jailed In Iran For Reports On Genital Mutilation And Child Marriage
British-Iranian anthropologist Kameel Ahmady. (Kameel Ahmady/Newsflash).
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Brit Academic Jailed In Iran For Reports On Genital Mutilation And Child Marriage

A British-Iranian academic who wrote reports on controversial religious practices such as female genital mutilation and child marriage in Iran has been jailed for nine years for what an Iranian court described as "subversive" research. Iranian officials claimed that Kameel Ahmady was a lackey working for foreign bodies that wanted…

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January 21, 2021
Read more about the article Iran Health Official Slams UK For Hijacking 3M Masks
Pics Shows: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani; Iran’s deputy health minister has slammed the UK for ‘hijacking’ three million face masks earmarked for Tehran.
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Iran Health Official Slams UK For Hijacking 3M Masks

Iran’s deputy health minister has slammed the UK for ‘hijacking’ three million face masks earmarked for Tehran. Iranian Deputy Health Minister for Treatment Qassem Janbabayee said the UK “hijacked” the mask shipments after being pre-ordered by the Islamic Republic at the start of the pandemic. Janbabayee told the Fars News…

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August 10, 2020
Read more about the article Iran Husband Beheads Teen Wife In Honour Killing
Pic Shows: Abadan city; A husband beheaded his teenage wife in an alleged honour killing because he says she ran away with another man.
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Iran Husband Beheads Teen Wife In Honour Killing

A husband in Iran has allegedly beheaded his teenage wife and dumped her severed head by a river in a reported honour killing after she left him a year previously. The incident took place in the city of Abadan, in the south-western Iranian province of Khuzestan. According to local media,…

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June 22, 2020
Read more about the article Iran Denies Negligence In Beheaded Teens Honour Killing
Pic Shows: Masoumeh Ebtekar; Iran's Guardian Council has denied that the beheading of a teenage girl by her father was the result of “negligence” on their part due to the delay in approving a new child protection law.
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Iran Denies Negligence In Beheaded Teens Honour Killing

Iran's Guardian Council has denied that the beheading of a teenage girl by her father was the result of “negligence” on their part amid criticism over a new child protection law. According to local media, Romina Ashrafi, 14, ran away from home with her 34-year-old Bahamn Khavari after her dad…

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June 4, 2020
Read more about the article Iran Top Rabbi: Israel Supporters Not Jewish
Pic Shows: Rabbi Yehuda Gerami; The head rabbi of the Jewish community in Iran has slammed Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the country’s anti-Israel day.
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Iran Top Rabbi: Israel Supporters Not Jewish

Iran's Jewish community leader has slammed Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the occasion of Iran's anti-Israel day. With the open hostility between Iran and Israel, it is often overlooked that there is a Jewish community in Iran that numbers around 8,000. Many of them, however, reportedly live in fear…

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May 29, 2020