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Interior minister says protest calls ‘illegal’, permit needed 31 Dec 2017

Interior minister says protest calls ‘illegal’, permit needed

TEHRAN – The Iranian minister of interior has said recent calls for protest in some cities in Iran are “surely illegal”, suggesting if people would like to stage protests, they should place requests. “We are asking people not to take part in illegal gatherings. If they want to congregate, they should apply, which will be […]

KRG parliament speaker resigns after anti-corruption protests 26 Dec 2017

KRG parliament speaker resigns after anti-corruption protests

TEHRAN – After days of protests staged all across Kurdish regions of northern Iraq, the Speaker of the regional parliament Yousef Muhammed resigned on Tuesday. The protesters say they are angry with corruption and mismanagement in KRG establishment. After two political parties withdrew from the Iraqi Kurdistan’s regional ruling coalition amid ongoing popular protests against […]

Protests in Iraqi Kurdistan enter second day 19 Dec 2017

Protests in Iraqi Kurdistan enter second day

TEHRAN– Angry protesters have reportedly torched offices of the five main political parties around the region including Barzani’s Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in Sulaymaniyah province. Iraqi Kurdish news outlets report that the protests in Iraqi Kurdistan region entered second day with dozens of protesters injured. While the situation in the capital Erbil is reported to […]

Iran issues protest letter on US Police killing 30 Nov 2017

Iran issues protest letter on US Police killing

TEHRAN– Iran sent a letter of protest to Pakistani interests section of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the murder of the Iranian youth in the US and called for immediate measures to be taken concerning the crime. The letter of the interests section of Iran in Washington reads “we have been informed that Bijan […]