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Netanyahu’s doublethink
Netanyahu's speech before Congress was mostly controversial over its perceived meddling in US politics—not its incessant barrage of lies, distortions and double standards.
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Iran executes Kurdish juvenile offender
Iran executed Saman Naseem, follower of a secular Kurdish dissident group who was 17 years old when he was sentenced to death for "enmity against God."
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Iran, Pakistan battle at Baluchistan border
Pakistani and Iranian forces exchanged mortar fire along their border in the divided region of Baluchistan, after days of Baluch militant attacks both sides of the line.
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Iran: protests against acid attacks on women
Thousands took to the streets of Isfahan, demanding authorities act to halt a spate of acid attacks on young women in the historic Iranian city.
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Black versus Yellow in Hong Kong protests
As paralyzing protests enter their third week in Hong Kong, a split emerges in the movement between a conservative current seeking to keep the goal restricted to narrowly defined "democracy," and a more working-class element also concerned with economic grievances. In… Read moreBlack versus Yellow in Hong Kong protests
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Kurdish guerillas kill Iranian army commander
Guerillas affiliated with the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) clashed with Iranian military forces near the Iraq border, leaving a senior army commander dead.
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Iran sends troops and drones to fight ISIS
Despite Tehran's denials, reports mount from northern Iraq that Revolutionary Guards have been sent into battle against ISIS, and an Iranian drone crashed in a Kurdish village.
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Iran: UN rights chief condemns juvenile execution
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Iran to halt the execution of Razieh Ebrahimi, a child bride who killed her abusive husband when she was 17.
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Iran: online revolt against hijab
Iranian women by the thousands are posting their photos without a hijab on a Facebook page called My Stealthy Freedom, created by London-based Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad.
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Iran: halt execution of political dissident
Amnesty International urged Iran not to carry out the execution of Gholamreza Khosravi Savajani, a political dissident convicted of "enmity against God."
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Iran: May Day marchers defy authorities
Workers in several Iranian industrial centers marched on May Day in defiance of official attempts to shut them down, protesting labor repression and non-payment of wages.
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Iran: political prisoners denied medical treatment
UN human rights experts voiced concern about lack of medical treatment for two political prisoners in Iran—a blogger and a dissident cleric—who are at risk of dying in detention.