Horrific Video of a Protester Executed by Gunshot in Iran Goes Viral
Reuters: Eyewitness video shows a protestor being beaten by a dozen officers, trampled by motorcycles, before being shot at gun point by a police sergeant in Naziabad neighbourhood of Tehran, Iran, in late October, 2022.
The...
Europe Demand for More Talks Does Not Help Iran Nuclear Deal, Cleric Says
Sept 4 (Reuters) - Europe is not helping preserve the agreement on Iran's nuclear programme by asking for additional negotiations on issues like missiles, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, a powerful anti-Western cleric, said Tuesday, according...
UN Says Iran Executed Over 900 People in 2024, Including Dozens of Women
GENEVA, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The number of people executed in Iran rose to 901 last year, including 31 women, some of whom were convicted of murdering their husbands after suffering abuse or being forced into marriage, the U.N. human...
Iran Re-Arrests Prominent Human Rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh
BEIRUT, June 13 (Reuters) - Iranian security forces arrested prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh on Wednesday, her husband said in a Facebook post.
"A few hours ago Nasrin was arrested at home and sent to...
Iranian Blogger Couple Sentenced to Prison on Security Charges
DUBAI, Feb 1 (Reuters) - An Iranian couple who appeared in a video dancing romantically have been jailed for 10-1/2 years each on charges of indecency and threatening national security, the activist HRANA news agency said, though...
Nuclear Test Ban Monitor Says He Sees Hope of Iran Joining Treaty
By Tom Miles
GENEVA, April 23 (Reuters) - Iran may be interested in joining a key nuclear treaty if the United States withdraws its threat to rip up an existing deal on Tehran's nuclear ambitions,...
Iran’s Remote-Learning Scheme Neglects Low-Income and Rural Students, Teacher Says
By Roshanak Astaraki
The Iranian government this month rolled out its e-learning app “Shadi” (happy) as part of its broader education continuity plan to provide remote teaching to elementary and high school students who, under...
Iran’s Civil Servant Protests Are a Watershed Moment for the Opposition, Activist Says
By Natasha Phillips
The recent demonstrations by employees of the Iranian judiciary are a watershed moment for opponents of Iran’s government, according to Amir Etemadi, a member of the Washington-based pro-democracy group Farashgard.
In an unusual...
Netherlands Summons Iranian Ambassador Again over Executions
AMSTERDAM, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The Dutch government will summon the Iranian ambassador to the Netherlands for the second time in a month to voice its deep concerns over the execution of demonstrators, Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra...
Iranian Social Activist and Author Zohreh Sayyadi Arrested
By Azadeh Karimi
Zohreh Sayyadi, a social activist and children’s book author, was arrested on December 10 at her home in the town of Andisheh, in the northern province of Tehran, a reliable source has...
