Sunday, May 5, 2024

Jailed Iranian Women’s Activist Smuggles Out Letter of Thanks for Nobel Peace Prize

STOCKHOLM, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Jailed Iranian women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi has smuggled out a letter of thanks for her Nobel Peace Prize awarded earlier this month, saying it marked a turning point in "empowering protest...

Jailed Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

By Gwladys Fouche and Tom Little OSLO, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Imprisoned Iranian women's rights advocate Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a rebuke to Tehran's theocratic leaders and boost for anti-government protesters, prompting the Islamic Republic's condemnation. The award-making...

US, UK, Canada Issue New Iran Sanctions

By Daphne Psaledakis and Rami Ayyub WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - The U.S., Britain and Canada on Friday imposed more sanctions on Iran ahead of the one-year anniversary of the death of Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini whilst in Iran's morality police custody, which sparked months of...