Khamenei Backs Police in Iran Over Mahsa Amini Protests, May Signal Tougher Crackdown
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader on Monday gave his full backing to security forces confronting protests ignited by the death of Mahsa Amini in custody, comments that could herald a harsher...
TIMELINE – Events in Iran Since Mahsa Amini’s Arrest and Death in Custody
DUBAI, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Iran's clerical rulers have faced the biggest protests in years since Mahsa Amini died last month in the custody of the morality police who enforce the Islamic Republic's strict dress code.
Following...
Sweden Grants Citizenship to Scientist Sentenced to Death in Iran
STOCKHOLM, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Sweden has granted citizenship to a Stockholm-based scientist being held in Iran under sentence of death, the Swedish foreign ministry confirmed on Saturday.
Ahmadreza Djalali, a medical doctor and lecturer at...
Iranian Women Can Watch Men’s Football Games, Head of Federation Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iran’s National Security Council has granted permission for women to enter certain football stadiums to watch men's games, according to the head of the Iranian Football Federation.
Iran Football Federation President Mehdi...
Iran Hangs Two Men for Blasphemy
DUBAI, May 8 (Reuters) - Iran has executed two people who had been sentenced to death for blasphemy, the judiciary's news website Mizan reported on Monday, drawing an angry reaction from human rights group Amnesty International.
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Yousef Mehrdad...
Thousands Protest in Brussels Demanding Release of Belgian Aid Worker in Iran
By Marine Strauss
BRUSSELS, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Thousands of people took to the streets of Brussels on Sunday to protest against the detention in Iran of Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele, who was sentenced to 40 years in prison on...
Iran Anti-Regime Protests Receive Support From More Than 300 Christians In Petition
By Natasha Phillips
A petition supporting the anti-regime protests in Iran was signed by more than 300 Christians in the first 24 hours of its circulation, the petition’s creator Mary Mohammadi said. The petition was...
Interview: ‘I Am a Trans’ Radio Host Says LGBTs in Iran Are ‘Terrorized’
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has defended the country’s death penalty for homosexuals, arguing that the law reflects the nation’s moral values. Mr. Zarif made the remarks at a joint news conference with...
US Envoy Meets Family of Iranian-German Imprisoned in Iran
By Eric Beech and Jasper Ward
WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - A U.S. envoy for Iran met on Friday with the family of Iranian-German national Jamshid Sharmahd, who was sentenced to death in February in Iran after being convicted of heading a...
US Court Orders Iran to Pay Damages to Family of Late Journalist Siamak Pourzand
By Natasha Phillips
The Iranian government was ordered to pay $34.8 million in damages by a US court for imprisoning and torturing the journalist Siamak Pourzand, who subsequently took his own life while under house arrest.
The sentence was handed down by a court in the...
