Hamadan
(2002 pop. 409,000). Hamadan (once called Ecbatana), an ancient city in western Iran, was the capital of Media; after the Persians overthrew their Median overlords, the city became the Persian...
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TEHRAN, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The family of a Kurdish law
student in Iran who died in custody is disputing the official
version he committed suicide and wants his body to be exhumed to
determine the ...
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Tehran (dpa) - Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani
on Friday blamed the government for the arrests of teachers in north-
west Iran.
"Teachers ar...
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