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Iran judiciary suspends death sentence of 3 men convicted over November pr
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 19 (ANI): Iranian judiciary has suspended the planned execution of three men linked in anti-government protests in November, their lawyers said.
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US killed Soleimani 'No. 1 terrorist ... in world,' says Trump as Iran pro
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 14 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday again defended his move of terminating Iranian general Qasem Soleimani by dubbing him as the 'no. 1 terrorist ... in the world' as Tehran witnessed a consecutive third day of protests denouncing the country's Islamic
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US says 1,000 or more protestors killed during Iran protests
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], Dec 06 (ANI): A US state department official on Thursday said that 1,000 or more protesters were killed during weeks of unrest in Iran.
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US supporting 'brave people' of Iran fighting for 'freedom', says Trump
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 4 (ANI): Hours after saying that Washington does not support the protestors in Iran, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday clarified that his country backs the demonstrators in the Middle East country who are protesting against the hike in fuel prices.
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Iran: 12 dead in protests against fuel price hike
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Nov 17 (ANI): At least 12 people have been killed in Iran in protest against the hike in fuel prices.
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Protest erupts in Iran over petrol price hike
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Nov 16 (ANI): Protests were held in several cities of Iran on early Saturday (local time) after the government announced effective measures to rationalise and increase the price of petrol by three times, a day before.
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UN rights chief urges Iran to defuse tension
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Jan 3 (ANI): United Nations Human Rights Chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Wednesday urged the Iranian authorities to handle the wave of protests that have taken place around the country with great care so as not to further inflame violence and unrest.
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Khamenei blames 'enemies' for Iran protests
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 2 (ANI): Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday blamed the country's enemies to instigate the ongoing anti-government protests, which has continued for the last five days.
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Death toll in Iran protests rises to 20
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 2 (ANI): As anti-government protests continued in Iran for the fifth consecutive day between the Iranian security forces and protestors, the official death toll has risen to 20.
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Rouhani calls for unity as death toll in Iran protests reaches 12
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan. 02 (ANI): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for unity as his government deals with the ongoing violent protests across the country that has left 12 people dead.
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