Iran’s Bazaar Merchants Protest As Currency Plunges to New Low and Protestors Chant ‘Long...
By Kayhan Life & Kayhan London Staff
Shopkeepers and bazaar merchants in Iran’s major cities staged coordinated protests this week as the currency plunged to a new record low of 144,000 tomans per US dollar...
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Trump Walking Fine Line in Supporting Iran Protesters
By Steve Holland and Humeyra Pamuk
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 - With tweets of solidarity in Farsi and technological tools to circumvent internet shutdowns, U.S. President Donald Trump might be close to exhausting his options to support...
Protesters Demand Iran’s Leaders Quit after Military Admits It Hit Plane
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Jan 12 - Protests erupted across Iran for a second day on Sunday, piling pressure on the leadership after the military admitted it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian airliner at a time...
Demonstrators Try to Force Entry Into Oslo’s Iranian Embassy
OSLO, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Several people attempted to enter the Iranian embassy in Oslo on Thursday during an angry demonstration in which two people sustained light injuries, Norwegian police said.
"Considerable resources" were deployed, and the situation...
Major Disruption to Internet Service in Iran -NetBlocks on Twitter
DUBAI, Nov 21 (Reuters) - A major disruption in internet service in Iran was confirmed by the NetBlocks internet monitor on Monday, raising fears among rights groups of a cut-off in internet access to help crush anti-government unrest...
Britain Urges Iran To Stop ‘Unfairly Detaining’ Dual Nationals
LONDON, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Britain urged Iran on Wednesday to stop detaining dual nationals following the arrest of seven people with links to the United Kingdom, saying the practice should not be used to obtain "diplomatic leverage".
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards arrested the...
Internet Freedom in Iran Should Be Supported by the US Government, Lawmakers Say
By Natasha Phillips
A letter urging the US government to help open up internet access in Iran has been signed by 21 US lawmakers, following plans by Iran’s government to further restrict the flow of information...
Protests Break Out at Funeral of Iranian Woman Who Died After Morals Police Arrest
DUBAI, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Protests broke out in western Iran on Saturday at the funeral of a young woman who died after being detained by morality police enforcing strict hijab rules, and security forces used tear...
Protesters Storm Southeast Iran State Building After Deadly Border Shootings
DUBAI, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Angry protesters occupied a governor's office in southeastern Iran on Tuesday, a day after at least two fuel smugglers were shot dead at the nearby border with Pakistan, according to Iranian media...
