Soccer-Former Finalists Persepolis Kicked Out of Asian Champions League
By Michael Church
HONG KONG, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Two-time Asian Champions League finalists Persepolis from Iran will not play in the 2022 edition after having their licenses to participate withdrawn, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said...
Letter of Canadians for Democracy in Iran to Ottawa’s House of Commons
September 9, 2022
The House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A6
Dear Parliamentarian,
We the members of Canadians for Democracy in Iran (CDI), an Ontario registered nonprofit organization, write to you today with grave concerns regarding the uninvestigated criminal acts and the growing influence of the Islamic Republic...
[Kermanshah] Iranian Teacher’s Protest
Monday 31st January 2022 – Iran, Kermanshah:
Monday, Jan. 31, 2022 Iranian Teachers Protest in Kerman, Kermanshah “They lie that America is our enemy. Our enemy is right here.” #KayhanLife #Iran #IranProtests #IranProtests2022 #TeachersStrike #No2IR...
Iran Arrests 2 Europeans for Fomenting “Social Disorder”-ISNA
DUBAI, May 11 (Reuters) - Iran's intelligence ministry said on Wednesday it had arrested two European nationals for their alleged role in "the organization of insecurity" in the Islamic Republic, Iran's semi-official Students News Agency ISNA reported.
The pair were arrested...
French Actresses Cut Hair in Protest Over Mahsa Amini’s Death
By Geert De Clercq
PARIS, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Leading French actresses including Juliette Binoche and Isabelle Huppert have cut locks of hair in protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, the young Iranian woman who died while...
U.S. Charges Three in Tehran-Backed Effort to Assassinate Journalist
By Luc Cohen
NEW YORK, Jan 27 (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors have charged three men with attempting to assassinate a prominent critic of Iran's government who was previously the target of a failed Tehran-backed kidnapping plot,...
Prominent Iranian Sunni Cleric Urges Release of Protest Detainees
DUBAI, Dec 16 (Reuters) - A prominent dissident Sunni Muslim cleric urged Iranian authorities on Friday to free thousands of detained protesters and stop executions as the three-month-old unrest churned on with street marches in a restive...
UN Diplomats Walk Out On Iran’s Foreign Minister As He Addresses Human Rights Council...
By Natasha Phillips
United Nations diplomats walked out of a speech by Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian during a Feb. 27 session of the UN’s Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. The session was held...
Canada to Impose Sanctions on Those Responsible for Iranian Woman’s Death
Sept 26 (Reuters) - Canada will impose sanctions on those responsible for the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, including Iran's so-called morality police and its leadership, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday.
"We've seen Iran disregarding...
French-Iranian Artist Vanecha Roudbaraki to Exhibit Work At European Parliament Jan. 16
By Firouzeh Nabavi
The French-Iranian contemporary artist Vanecha Roudbaraki is opening an exhibition of her paintings at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France next week.
“This exhibition marks a big step in my personal life and...
