Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA) is an Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

ian news agency

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. It was launched in Tehran

Tehran

Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...

 on February 24, 2003, and provides extensive coverage of the country's workforce.

ILNA operates under the supervision of the Labour Higher Education Institute and belongs to the Workers' House, a labour union

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 set up by the Iranian government. It is considered close to the Iranian reform movement.

ILNA's managing editor is Massoud Heydari.

Fallout with the Iranian government

Heydari said in November 2006 that ILNA's reporters are not allowed to attend president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's press conferences

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nor cover certain ministries after the news agency published reports criticizing the government for its handling of the economy and rising unemployment.