Iranian Police Say 139 Foreigners Arrested Over Unrest in Yazd Province
DUBAI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Iranian police said 139 foreign nationals have so far been arrested in the central province of Yazd for their participation in recent protests, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday,...
Iranian Photojournalist Faces 15 Years in Prison Over Images, Reporting
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By Nilo Tabrizy
LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Acclaimed Iranian photojournalist Yalda Moaiery has spent much of her career documenting moments of dissent and the lives of women in Iran. The work has repeatedly brought her into...
Iranian Parliament Votes to Further Criminalise Interviews With ‘Hostile Media’
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DUBAI, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Iran's parliament approved on Sunday the general principles of a bill that would criminalise interviews and other communications with media deemed hostile to the Islamic Republic, including...
Iran Detaining Protesters Being Treated in Hospitals as Part of Crackdown, Says UN Expert
By Olivia Le Poidevin and Parisa Hafezi
GENEVA/DUBAI, Jan 26 (Reuters) - A U.N. expert on Iran said on Monday she had received reports of protesters linked to nationwide demonstrations being removed from hospitals and detained by Iranian security forces...
Iran Executes Two for Spying for Israel
May 2 (Reuters) - Iran executed two men on Saturday accused of spying for Israel, including one accused of gathering intelligence near the Natanz nuclear site in central Isfahan province, Iranian media reported.
They quoted the judiciary as saying...
University Students Mount Fearless Protests in Iran, Voice Support for Reza Pahlavi
By Kayhan Life Staff
Weeks after a national uprising that was brutally crushed by the Islamic Republic and led to the deaths of tens of thousands of people, protests in Iran are starting back up ...
Khamenei Lashes Out at Trump, Threatens Iranians as the Whole Country Goes Dark Online
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Iran was largely cut off from the outside world on Friday after authorities blacked out the internet to curb expanding protests, with phone calls not reaching the country, flights cancelled and...
Trump Briefing on Iran Options Planned for Tuesday, WSJ Reports
Jan 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to be briefed by senior officials in his administration on Tuesday on specific options to respond to the protests in Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing...
Thousands Protest in Berlin in Solidarity With Iranian Uprisings
By Maria Martinez
BERLIN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Thousands of people protested in Berlin on Saturday in support of Iranians' nationwide uprising, coinciding with the anniversary of Iran's 1979 anti-monarchy revolution.
The rally follows nationwide protests in Iran, which started in...
Movie of Iran Massacre, ’77 Hours,’ to Premiere in London; Director Speaks to Kayhan...
By Kayhan Life Staff
A psychological thriller inspired by the events of January 8th and 9th in Iran -- in which an estimated tens of thousands of protesters were massacred by the security forces of...
