Iran Protests Spread, Death Toll Rises as Internet Curbed
DUBAI, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Iranian authorities and a Kurdish rights group reported rising death tolls on Wednesday as anger at the death of a woman detained by the morality police fuelled protests for a fifth...
Mahsa Amini’s Death in Iran Regime’s Custody Was ‘Unlawful’, Says UN Mission
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber
GENEVA, March 18 (Reuters) - A fact-finding mission mandated by the United Nations said on Monday the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran's morality police was unlawful and caused by violence and...
ANALYSIS: How Iran Treats Women
Oct 6 (Reuters) - The Nobel Peace Prize for jailed activist Narges Mohammadi has heightened scrutiny on women's rights in Iran.
Tehran rejects accusations of discrimination, but these are some of the ways it treats women, according to 2021 and 2023 reports...
Nobel Peace Prize: Narges Mohammadi Wins on Behalf of Thousands of Iranian Women Struggling for...
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Germany’s Scholz Favours New Package of Sanctions Against Iran
FRANKFURT, Nov 12 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday that he favours a new round of European Union sanctions on Iran next week.
"We want to continue to step up the pressure...
Iranian Activist Narges Mansouri Beaten by Evin Prison Interrogators, Lawyer Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Iranian political activist Narges Mansouri has been in solitary confinement inside Tehran’s Evin Prison since her arrest on May 19, her lawyer, Mohammad Moghimi, said.
Ms. Mansouri was beaten so severely...
Iranian Teenager Armita Geravand Dies After Alleged Confrontation
Oct 28 (Reuters) - Armita Geravand, a 16-year-old Iranian girl, has died following an alleged encounter with officers over violating the country's hijab law, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
"Unfortunately, she went into a coma...
Death of Young Iranian Woman Puts Spotlight on Morality Police
DUBAI, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Britain said on Monday it had sanctioned Iran's so-called morality police, saying the force had used threats of detention and violence to control what Iranian women wear and how they behave in public.
The...
Iran’s Army Issues Warning to Protesters as Security Forces Struggle to Suppress Unrest
DUBAI, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Iran's Army Ground Forces Commander said on Wednesday that "rioters" would have no place in the Islamic Republic if the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered a tougher crackdown on...
