Read more about the article Families And Marriage Guidance Counsellors As Well As Couples Meet When Using New Official Iranian Dating App
Illustrative image for Tehran in Iran. (Newsflash)
Religion

Families And Marriage Guidance Counsellors As Well As Couples Meet When Using New Official Iranian Dating App

The first-ever official dating app which has the support of the Iranian government has been launched, which arranges for potential couples and their families to meet up together to form a “lasting and informed marriage”. The new dating app called 'Hamdam' is free to use and aimed at helping single…

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July 14, 2021
Read more about the article Italian Woman And Iranian Partner Who Died In Cable Car Crash Cannot Be Buried Together
The scene at the Stresa-Alpino-Mottarone cable car accident on Lake Maggiore, Italy, on 23rd May. (@emergenzavvf/Newsflash)
Accidents

Italian Woman And Iranian Partner Who Died In Cable Car Crash Cannot Be Buried Together

https://youtu.be/8LFje5u1Bog An Italian woman and her Iranian partner who died in the Stresa-Mottarone cable car crash will not be able to be buried together due to their different religious backgrounds. Serena Cosentino and her partner, Mohammadreza "Hesam" Shahaisavandi, were amongst the 14 victims who lost their lives in the crash…

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May 29, 2021
Read more about the article Brit-Iranian Activist Held In Solitary Confinement In Iran Prison After Labour Meetings
Picture shows the British-Iranian labour activist Mehran Raoof, 64, who has been kept in solitary confinement in an Iranian prison for the past five months. (Newsflash)
Politics

Brit-Iranian Activist Held In Solitary Confinement In Iran Prison After Labour Meetings

A British-Iranian labour activist has been kept in solitary confinement in an Iranian prison for the past five months. Mehran Raoof, 64, was arrested on 16th October 2020 with other workers’ rights campaigners and his only contact with anyone outside of prison was a brief telephone call with a relative…

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March 31, 2021
Read more about the article Iran Ski Coach Not Allowed To Travel To Championship Because Hubby Says No
Samira Zargari, head coach of Iran's ski team her husband barred her from traveling with her team to world championships in Cortina dAmpezzo. (@samira.zargari/Newsflash)
Women's rights

Iran Ski Coach Not Allowed To Travel To Championship Because Hubby Says No

An Iranian ski coach has not been allowed to leave the country to go to the Alpine world Championships in Italy because her for husband forbade it. Under Iranian law, women need to seek the permission of their husbands if they want to travel outside the country, and Samira Zargari’s…

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March 11, 2021
Read more about the article Exiled Iranian Judo Champ Lands In Israel For Grand Slam Competition
Exiled Iranian judo champion Saeid Mollaei in Israel for Tel-Aviv grand slam. (@judokasaeidmollaei/Newsflash)
Sport

Exiled Iranian Judo Champ Lands In Israel For Grand Slam Competition

A famous Iranian judo fighter who fled to Germany after publicly criticising Iranian officials has arrived in Israel for this year's Tel Aviv Grand Slam. Iranian judo practitioner Saeid Mollaei was granted asylum in Germany in November 2019 after publicly claiming select officials coerced him to throw a bout to…

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March 10, 2021