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Cold yet Competitive, Campaign Curfew Starts For Elections
On Wednesday, the campaigning window for the tenth parliamentary election slated for Friday, February 26, will close. However, nobody seems to know exactly what to expect from the election in Iran.
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Post-JCPOA Energy Diplomacy: Gas Unity with Turkmenistan
An essay by Seyyed Gholamhossein Hassantash, an expert on energy, published in Tehran’s Shargh daily
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Animal Rights Activists Take to Street in Protest, Go Home with Promise of Better Future
While electoral gatherings in Iran are nothing close to passionate, a case of animal abuse has prompted street protests that were not in vain.
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Sons, Brothers, Cousins: Strategies of vote-collection in small towns
Electoral campaigns in smaller cities across Iran seem to follow a common pattern: highlight ties with bigwigs, although some nominees may take it too far.
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Iran’s Friday Prayers: One week before the elections
Iran’s Friday prayers on February 19, 2016.
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