At Cannes, Iranian Director Rasoulof Recalls Difficult Exile Decision
By Miranda Murray
CANNES, France, May 25 (Reuters) - Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof recalled how he had to decide within hours whether to go into exile or serve a prison sentence, saying it was still difficult to...
Man Who Witnessed Torture of Iranian Wrestler Afkari Is Found Dead
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Greater Tehran Penitentiary Administration has reportedly asked the coroner’s office to determine the cause of death of Shahin Naseri, who allegedly witnessed champion wrestler Navid Afkari being tortured by security...
No Dogs, No Men – Iranian Capital Imposes Gender Segregation
Men are being denied entry into some public areas in Tehran in order to abide by strict segregation rules imposed by the Iranian government. According to locals, a sexually abusive gender segregation plan has arrived...
Iranian Film Director Jafar Panahi Starts Hunger Strike in Prison – Rights Group
DUBAI, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Iranian film director Jafar Panahi has started a hunger strike in prison to protest against authorities' refusal to release him temporarily on bail pending retrial, the activist HRANA news agency reported...
Los Angeles Names Intersection in Memory of Woman Who Sparked Iran Protests
LOS ANGELES, Sept 12 (Reuters) - The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday voted to name a street intersection in memory of Mahsa Amini, whose death in the custody of the morality police in Iran nearly a year...
INTERVIEW – Iran Protests at Point of ‘No Return’ – Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
By Emma Batha
LONDON, Oct 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Protests engulfing Iran have reached a point of "no return" as demonstrators demand wide reforms beyond the end of mandatory hijab rules, said British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who...
Floods Kill at Least 18 in Southern Iran, Provinces on Alert
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, March 25 (Reuters) - At least 18 people were killed and around 100 others were injured in flash floods in Iran's southern Fars province, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Monday, with...
OPINION: We Must Support Iran’s Political Prisoners, Save Them From Execution
By Fahimeh Robiolle
Every morning, we receive news of the executions of individuals – named or anonymous -- in the prisons of the Islamic Republic. Each execution is associated with a specific prison: Ahvaz, Evin,...
Islamic Republic Rejects Germany’s Criticism Of Its Human Rights Record At UN Conference
By Natasha Phillips
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s representative to the United Nations Human Rights Council, Hamid Ahmadi, denounced criticisms of Iran’s human rights record by Germany in a Feb. 29 speech during the council’s...
“Big Grin” from British-Iranian Aid Worker in Iran, but Doubt about Fate, Husband Says
LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) - British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was full of joy after she was freed from house arrest in Tehran, but her fate is still in doubt with a new court...
