Raisi Vows To Pursue Crackdown on Protesters After Execution
DUBAI, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi vowed on Friday to press on with a security crackdown on protesters a day after the execution of a man over recent anti-government unrest that drew a...
Islamic Republic Launches ‘Jan-Fada’ Campaign to Attract War Volunteers
By Kayah Life Staff
The Islamic Republic has launched a campaign known as "Jan Fada" (meaning martyrdom) to assert its legitimacy and to promote a sense of sacrifice among the people. Yet its claims of...
DiCaprio Protests Iranian Environmentalists’ Arrest; Their Fate Still Uncertain
The plight of eight environmentalists jailed for the last year in Iran has sparked a worldwide uproar. The latest voice to join the chorus of international protests is that of the Hollywood actor and...
Iran Prison Fire Kills Four, Injures 61 as Protests Persist
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A fire at Iran's Evin prison late on Saturday killed four detainees and injured 61, state media reported, as anti-government protests sparked by a woman's death in police...
Human Rights Lawyer Soheila Hejab Sends Letter From Prison
By Kayhan Life Staff
In a letter written from her prison cell, Soheila Hejab, a human rights lawyer and pro-monarchy political activist, has described the physical and psychological torture she has endured in Kermanshah Prison’s...
Iran Expected to Scrap Ban on Women Passing Nationality to Children
By Emma Batha
THE HAGUE, June 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Iran plans to scrap a law banning women from passing their nationality to their children, which human rights experts said could help thousands of children living...
Security Forces Tear Gas Students Defying Iran Protest Ultimatum
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Protests in Iran entered a more violent phase on Sunday as students, who defied an ultimatum by the Revolutionary Guards and a warning from the president, were met with...
Iranian Security Forces Clash with Students at Bus Crash Protest
LONDON, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Security forces clashed with students in Iran on Monday in the third day of protests over a deadly bus crash, online videos showed, adding to officials' fears that rising public unrest...
