Inmates at Tehran’s Evin Prison Were Shot At By Authorities After Israel Strike, Says Iran Human...
By Natasha Phillips
Members of the Islamic Republic’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Ministry of Intelligence opened fire on detainees in Evin prison following a strike by Israeli missiles which hit the jail, according...
Iranian Archer Joins Athletes’ Support for Protests
DUBAI, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Another Iranian athlete, archer Parmida Ghasemi, has expressed support for anti-government protests gripping the country by removing her hijab during an awards ceremony in Tehran.
The gesture was carried on social media video...
British Lawmakers Seek Diplomatic Protection for Detained British-Iranian
By Natasha Phillips
A letter sent on May 19 and signed by 60 British lawmakers has demanded that UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab grant the jailed dual national Anoosheh Ashoori diplomatic protection.
Mr. Ashoori was arrested and detained in...
Self-Immolation Leaves One Dead, 11 Injured at a Drug Rehab Center in Southern Iran
A dozen addicts set fire to themselves to protest their living conditions and treatment at a rehabilitation camp for men in Abshurak village in the southern province of Hormozgan, according to Farjam Danesh, the...
ANALYSIS – Beyond Cutting Hair and Rhetoric, Little West Can Do to Change Iran’s...
By John Irish and Arshad Mohammed
PARIS/WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Western actors and officials have cut their hair on camera to dramatize their support for Iranian women whose protests have rocked the Islamic Republic since a 22-year-old...
Six Iranian Provinces Suffer Alarming Rate of Mental Illness
More than 30 percent of people living in the provinces of Lorestan, Ilam, Isfahan, Tehran, and Kurdestan are suffering from severe mental illness, according to Bashir Khaleghi, a member of the Majlis’ (Iranian Parliament)...
Iran Arrests 2 Europeans for Fomenting “Social Disorder”-ISNA
DUBAI, May 11 (Reuters) - Iran's intelligence ministry said on Wednesday it had arrested two European nationals for their alleged role in "the organization of insecurity" in the Islamic Republic, Iran's semi-official Students News Agency ISNA reported.
The pair were arrested...
Iran’s Government Installs Cameras in Public Sites To Identify Unveiled Women -Police Statement
April 8 (Reuters) - In a further attempt to rein in the increasing number of women defying Iran's compulsory dress code, authorities are installing cameras in public places and thoroughfares to identify and penalise unveiled women, the police...
U.S. Ratchets up Pressure on Iran with Resumption of Sanctions
WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The United States reimposes oil and financial sanctions against Iran on Monday, significantly turning up the pressure on Tehran in order to curb its missile and nuclear programs and...
TIMELINE-Events in Iran Since Mahsa Amini’s Arrest and Death in Custody
Dec 12 (Reuters) - Iran's clerical rulers have faced the biggest protests in years since September when Mahsa Amini died in the custody of the morality police who enforce strict dress codes.
Following are some of the events since...
