France Demands Release of Citizen in Iran As Health Worsens
By John Irish
PARIS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - France's foreign ministry demanded on Thursday the immediate release of Bernard Phelan, a Franco-Irish citizen detained in Iran, whose health situation has worsened with Paris saying he has been denied...
Iranian Chess Player Who Competed Without Hijab Meets with Spanish PM
MADRID, Jan 25 (Reuters) - An Iranian chess player who defected to Spain after she competed without a hijab and was warned not to return to her country met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Madrid on Wednesday.
Sarasadat...
UK PM Sunak Says Iran Must Give Answers on British-Iranian National Akbari
LONDON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called on the Iranian government to provide answers about the death and burial of British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari who was executed by Iran earlier this month.
"The regime is...
INTERVIEW: Activist Nazanin Afshin-Jam Launches Online Opposition Network
By Natasha Phillips
Nazanin Afshin-Jam MacKay, a human rights activist and the co-founder of Stop Child Executions, has launched a network of online conferences for Iran opposition groups.
The network brings together prominent and emerging Iranian...
U.S., EU, UK Impose New Sanctions on Iran over Protest Crackdown
By Daphne Psaledakis and Gabriela Baczynska
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The West on Monday stepped up pressure on Iran over its crackdown on protests as the United States, European Union and United Kingdom imposed fresh sanctions on Tehran.
The...
U.S. Hits Iran’s Government with New Sanctions over Crackdown on Protests
By Daphne Psaledakis
WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Cooperative Foundation and senior Iranian officials, stepping up pressure on Tehran over its crackdown on protests.
The move,...
Ukraine, Iran’s Quests for Freedom to Dominate Berlin Film Festival
BERLIN, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Sean Penn's documentary portrait of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, filmed as Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago, will be among headliners at next month's Berlin Film Festival, where a life achievement...
Britain Imposes New Iranian Sanctions over ‘Brutal Repression’
LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Britain sanctioned more Iranian individuals and entities on Monday over the country's "brutal repression" of its people, including a crackdown on anti-government protests and the recent execution of British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari.
The sanctions included an...
Iran Survey Shows Large Number of Protesters Injured by Security Forces
By Kayhan Life Staff
Some 60 percent of Iranians who participated in an opinion poll published by Iran Open Data on Jan. 19 said they had been involved in the recent nationwide protests, with one-third...
EU Ministers Agree on New Package of Sanctions Against Iran
BRUSSELS, Jan 23 (Reuters) - EU ministers on Monday agreed on a new package of sanctions against Iran, the Swedish EU presidency said.
"Ministers adopted a new package of sanctions against Iran, targeting those driving the repression. The EU...
