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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...
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Time To Ramp Up Support for Iranian People, Former Shah’s Son Says

By John Irish MUNICH, Feb 18 (Reuters) - A group of exiled Iranians will increase support for opposition movements in the country so they can continue to pressure the authorities there, amid a crackdown on protests, the last...

Iran Executed More Women in 2022 Than Any Other Country, Report Says 

By Natasha Phillips Iran executed more women than any other country in the world last year, according to an April 22 report on the death penalty in Iran published by the Norway-based organization Iran Human...

Iran Summons French Envoy Over ‘Insulting’ Cartoons

DUBAI, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Iran summoned France's envoy in Tehran on Wednesday to protest against "insulting" cartoons published by the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo depicting the Islamic Republic's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian state media...

Iran Hangs Two Men for Blasphemy

DUBAI, May 8 (Reuters) - Iran has executed two people who had been sentenced to death for blasphemy, the judiciary's news website Mizan reported on Monday, drawing an angry reaction from human rights group Amnesty International. https://twitter.com/NazeninA/status/1655173850047344640?cxt=HHwWgMCz2Zv2rfgtAAAA Yousef Mehrdad...

Executions Have Surged In Iran Following Protests, Boroumand Center Reports 

By Natasha Phillips There has been a sharp rise in the number of executions carried out in Iran since anti-government protests began in September. In the first five months of this year, Iran executed at least 293...

Marjane Satrapi Releases ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ Book With Fellow Illustrators

By Ahmad Rafat Seventeen Iranian and non-Iranian illustrators including Marjane Satrapi have released a book titled “Woman, Life, Freedom.” The book, originally published in French, has been translated into English and other languages, with Satrapi...
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Iran Exiled Opposition Figures in Talks To Unite Against Government

DUBAI, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Eight Iranian exiled dissident figures discussed ways of uniting a fragmented opposition on Friday, amid pro-government events marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution inside the country. Iran was rocked by nationwide unrest...

Iranian Teenage Girl Armita Geravand Is ‘Brain Dead,’ State Media Says

DUBAI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - A teenage Iranian girl, who fell into a coma earlier this month following an alleged encounter with officers over violating the country's hijab law, is said to be "brain dead", Iranian state media reported on...
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Iranian Chess Player Who Competed Without Hijab Meets with Spanish PM

MADRID, Jan 25 (Reuters) - An Iranian chess player who defected to Spain after she competed without a hijab and was warned not to return to her country met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Madrid on Wednesday. Sarasadat...