Protests Continue in Iran as Mahsa Amini Anniversary Passes
DUBAI, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Sporadic protests continued in Iran on Sunday amid a widespread crackdown by security forces a year after a young Kurdish woman's death in custody set off some of the worst political unrest in four decades.
The...
Iranian Official Criticizes Release of Trophy Hunting Video on Social Media
By Azadeh Karimi
Kiumars Kalantari, the deputy director of the Department of Environment’s Office for Wildlife and Biodiversity, has condemned the publication of footage on social media which shows a trophy hunter killing a young...
Israel Says ‘Denuclearized’ Korean Peninsula Helpful Versus Iran
By Daniel Bases
NEW YORK, April 27 (Reuters) - Friday's historic pledge by the leaders of the two Koreas to work to denuclearize the Korean peninsula should give U.S.
President Donald Trump a stronger hand to renegotiate the...
U.S. State Dept Blacklists Two Iranian Officials over Human Rights Violations
WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Tuesday blacklisted two Iranian government interrogators, accusing them of torture and other human rights violations, in what appeared to be the first such action against...
Swedish MEP Cuts Hair During Speech in Solidarity With Iranian Women
BRUSSELS, Oct 5 (Reuters) - A Swedish member of the European Parliament lopped off her hair during a speech in the EU assembly in solidarity with anti-government demonstrations in Iran ignited by the death in morality police custody...
Iranian Football Fans Rush To Buy World Cup Tickets
January 25, 2018 The Random Selection Draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia tickets was held at Iran’s Football Federation headquarters on January 22.
“Tickets are sold for $105, $165 and $210. FIFA doesn’t...
VIDEO: Protests Escalate in the Female-Only Science University of Sanandaj
Kurdish students at a women-old science university throw stones against regime forces in the city of Sandanaj.
Iran Puts Two Female Reporters on Trial; Reporters Without Borders Urges Release
By Natasha Phillips
Two female journalists, Elahe Mohammadi and Niloofar Hamedi, have gone on trial behind closed doors in Tehran’s revolutionary courts after they were accused of having ties with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Mohammadi and Hamedi have...
Political Prisoners in Iran Are Being Executed Amid Conflict With Israel
By Natasha Phillips
Political prisoners in Iran are being executed amid the country’s military confrontation with Israel, while others accused of spying for Israel are facing greater risk of capital punishment, according to human rights organizations monitoring the situation.
Esmail Fekri,...
Seizure of British-Flagged Tanker “Clear Violation of International Law” -UK Chamber of Shipping
LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) - The seizure of a British flagged tanker by Iran is in "clear violation of international law" because it was in Omani waters, the head of the UK Chamber of...
