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Several Turkish Kurd Rebels Killed In Iran - Fars

TEHRAN (AFP)--Iranian security forces have killed several Kurdish rebels from Turkey in western Iran, Fars news agency reported on Tuesday. "In an operation...several members of the terrorist group PJAK (Party of Free Life of...

3,000-year-old burial ground discovered in Iran

Tehran, Nov 17 (ANI): A prehistoric burial ground has been discovered near the Iranian city of Sanandaj, which dates back to 3,000 years. Sanandaj is located in the western Kurdistan Province of Iran.

American-born Grad Student Facing National Security Charges in Iran Freed on $200,000 Bail

By Michael Ireland Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service TEHRAN, IRAN / LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (ANS) -- Graduate student Esha Momeni was arrested last month in Iran and jailed after an alleged traffic violation, according...

Iran frees U.S.-born grad student, group says

Amnesty: Esha Momeni's parents gave Iranian government deed to their house Momeni shooting footage for project on Iranian women's movement when arrested Fellow student tells paper Momeni "determined to better the lives" of...

Iran rights group protests at hanging of minors (AFP)

AFP/File – Iranian Nobel peace laureate and women rights activist Shirin Ebadi speaks during a press conference … TEHRAN (AFP) – The rights group headed by Iran's Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi condemned on Monday the...

Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on the execution of Mohammad...

The European Union strongly condemns the execution of the 17 year old Mohammad Hassanzadeh who was executed on 10 June 2008 in Sanandaj, the capital of the Iranian province of Kurdistan. As Mohammad Hassanzadeh was a minor and...