Iranian Chess Player Who Removed Hijab Gets Spanish Citizenship
MADRID, July 26 (Reuters) - An Iranian chess player who moved to Spain in January after she competed without a hijab and had an arrest warrant issued against her at home has been granted Spanish citizenship, Spain...
Iran’s Guards Warn Cleric Over ‘Agitating’ in Restive Southeast
DUBAI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards accused a Sunni cleric of agitating against the Islamic Republic and warned it may cost him dearly after he said officials including the supreme leader were responsible for...
Iran’s Government Installs Cameras in Public Sites To Identify Unveiled Women -Police Statement
April 8 (Reuters) - In a further attempt to rein in the increasing number of women defying Iran's compulsory dress code, authorities are installing cameras in public places and thoroughfares to identify and penalise unveiled women, the police...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Human Rights Violations Draw Global Condemnation
By Ahmad Rafat
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s systematic and gross violations of human rights have once again captured global attention.
On Sept. 2, Amnesty International released a comprehensive and damning 80-page report on the Islamic...
Iran Protesters Mark Anniversary of Bloody Crackdown in Southeast
DUBAI, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Protesters faced off with security forces in Iran's restive southeast on Friday to mark the anniversary of a Sept. 30, 2022, crackdown by security forces known as "Bloody Friday", according to rights...
TIMELINE – Events in Iran Since Mahsa Amini’s Arrest and Death in Custody
DUBAI, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Iran's clerical rulers have faced the biggest protests in years since Mahsa Amini died last month in the custody of the morality police who enforce the Islamic Republic's strict dress code.
Following...
Iran Is Paying ‘Political and Diplomatic Price for Its Brutality,’ UK Official
By Natasha Phillips
Iran’s government knows “the political and diplomatic price they are paying for their brutality ,” the UK Foreign Office Minister Andrew Mitchell has said.
Mitchell made the remarks during a June 7 debate at the...
Iran’s Judiciary Indicts Two French Nationals and Belgian for Espionage
DUBAI, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Iran has indicted two French nationals and a Belgian for espionage and working against the country's national security, the judiciary spokesperson said on Tuesday according to the semi-official Student News Network.
The Islamic...
Iran Pardons 90,000 People Arrested During Nationwide Protests
By Kayhan Life Staff
Mohammad Mosaddegh Kahnamoui, the first deputy to Iran’s Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei, said on June 18 that 90,000 people arrested since the start of the nationwide protests in September 2022 had...
For Iran’s Youth, Legacy of 2022 Clashes Shapes Presidential Race
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, June 24 (Reuters) - Atousa joined angry protests against Iran's rulers in 2022 that loyalists like Reza helped crush. Two years on, the two young Iranians' political views remain at odds, reflecting a rift that will shape the...
