Iran Executes Man Arrested Over January Protests
DUBAI, April 2 (Reuters) - A man convicted of participating in an attack on a classified military facility during January's protests in Iran was executed on Thursday, the judiciary's news outlet Mizan said, after his appeal was rejected and the Supreme Court upheld...
Fearing Economic Collapse After War, Iran Cracks Down on Dissent
March 30 (Reuters) - A month into its war with the United States and Israel, Iran is trying to forestall any spark of domestic unrest with arrests, executions and massive street deployments by security forces and supporters, recruiting even children...
Iran Executes Two Men Linked to Opposition Group, Judiciary Outlet Reports
DUBAI, March 30 (Reuters) - Iran executed two men convicted of links to opposition group People's Mojahedin Organisation of Iran and plotting armed attacks in Tehran using improvised launcher devices, its judiciary news outlet said on Monday.
The news outlet...
Iran Says It Is Implementing Sentences Against Convicted January Protesters
DUBAI, March 23 (Reuters) - The cases of individuals arrested over Iran's nationwide protests earlier this year have been processed, first deputy Chief of the Judiciary Hamzeh Khalili said on Monday, with cases given a final verdict...
Azmoun Left Out of Iran Squad After Expulsion Reports
March 21 (Reuters) - Striker Sardar Azmoun was omitted from the Iran squad announced for two World Cup warm-ups after Iranian media reports that he had been expelled from the national team for a perceived act of disloyalty to the government.
Azmoun,...
Former Iranian Water Polo Player Soleimani Distraught Over Wrestler’s Execution
By Iain Axon
March 20 (Reuters) - Reza Soleimani, a former Iranian water polo player, said he was devastated after learning that 19-year-old wrestler Saleh Mohammadi had been executed for his alleged role in anti-government protests in Iran.
Iran executed three...
EXCLUSIVE: Tehran Residents Hope for Regime Change in Run-Up to Nowruz
By Firoozeh Nordstrom
For Iranians, the month of March marks the arrival of spring and the celebration of the Persian New Year, Nowruz. Yet this year, countless Iranian families are mourning the Islamic Republic's brutal...
Iran Arrests Dozens of People Accused of Being Informants for Israel
DUBAI, March 15 (Reuters) - Dozens of people accused of sharing sensitive information with Israel have been arrested in several areas of Iran, local media reported on Sunday, as Israeli and U.S. fighter jets continue to strike...
Air Strikes Reported Across the Middle East, Iran Clamps Down on Dissent
By Parisa Hafezi, Alexander Cornwell and Phil Stewart
DUBAI/TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Israel traded air strikes with Iran across the Middle East on Wednesday as the besieged Tehran government warned its state security forces...
‘I Am Not Afraid’: Iranian Survivor Breaks Silence on Group Rape During January Crackdown
By Kayhan Life Staff
A survivor of group rape during Iran’s January 2026 crackdown has broken her silence in a rare first-hand testimony.
Released on March 9 by the award-winning initiative Hearing Their Voices ahead of...
