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Country: Iran

Iranian government makes medical services free for all COVID-19 patients
April 6, 2020November 17, 2020

Iranian government makes medical services free for all COVID-19 patients

The Iranian Health Minister said that uninsured and underprivileged patients should not pay for the healthcare services and the costs will be compensated by the national health insurance system.

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Women’s rights group eliminates female genital mutilation in Kurdistan’s Garmiyan region
February 7, 2020November 17, 2020

Women’s rights group eliminates female genital mutilation in Kurdistan’s Garmiyan region

On International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a women’s rights group active in the Kurdistan Region announced that zero cases of GM were reported in the Garmiyan Administration in 2019.

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Iran raises minimum wage in concession to workers
April 10, 2018November 17, 2020

Iran raises minimum wage in concession to workers

Following intense tripartite negotiations, the Iranian government, employers and unions agreed to increase the country’s minimum wage by 19.8%, from 9.29 million rials ($245) per month to 11.14 million rials ($294.50).

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Iranians launch Persian Spring protests
June 13, 2009November 11, 2020

Iranians launch Persian Spring protests

The Iranian Green Movement, also known as the Persian Spring by the western media, refers to a political movement that arose after the 2009 Iranian presidential election.

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The Safavid dynasty flourishes in modern-day Iran
July 4, 1515November 11, 2020

The Safavid dynasty flourishes in modern-day Iran

The Safavid dynasty was one of the most significant ruling dynasties of Iran, often considered the beginning of modern Iranian history.

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Ibn Sina publishes The Canon of Medicine
March 7, 1025November 11, 2020

Ibn Sina publishes The Canon of Medicine

The Canon of Medicine is an encyclopedia of medicine compiled by Persian physician-philosopher Ibn Sina. It presents an overview of the contemporary medical knowledge of the medieval Islamic world.

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The panemone windmill is invented, perhaps in Persia
January 23, 1003November 11, 2020

The panemone windmill is invented, perhaps in Persia

A panemone windmill is a type of vertical axis wind turbine. It has a rotating axis positioned vertically, while the wind-catching blades move parallel to the wind.

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The Sasanian Empire flourishes in modern-day Iran
December 5, 1002November 11, 2020

The Sasanian Empire flourishes in modern-day Iran

The Sasanian Empire, officially known as the Empire of Iranians, was the last kingdom of the Persian Empire before the rise of Islam.

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Humans invent glassblowing, perhaps in modern-day Iran
October 6, 1002November 11, 2020

Humans invent glassblowing, perhaps in modern-day Iran

The earliest evidence of glassblowing was found in Chogha Zanbil, where many glass bottles were found in the excavations of the 2nd millennium BC site

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Cyrus the Great founds the Achamenid Persian Empire
July 25, 1002November 11, 2020

Cyrus the Great founds the Achamenid Persian Empire

The Achaemenid Persian empire was the largest that the ancient world had seen, extending from Anatolia and Egypt across western Asia to northern India and Central Asia.

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