Sunday, November 17, 2024

Iran Lawmakers Demand Severe Punishment for Demonstrators as Protests Rage

DUBAI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Hardline Iranian lawmakers urged the judiciary on Sunday to "deal decisively" with perpetrators of unrest, as the Islamic Republic struggles to suppress the biggest show of dissent in years. https://twitter.com/SobukiRa/status/1589629181847285760 Widespread anti-government demonstrations...

G7 Foreign Ministers Discuss Iran – Statement

Nov 4 (Reuters-KL) - Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) industrialised nations discussed how best to coordinate further support for Ukraine at a meeting in Germany on Thursday and Friday. Following is the text of...

Biden Vows to ‘Free Iran’ in West Coast Campaign Speech

By Trevor Hunnicutt OCEANSIDE, Calif., Nov 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday vowed to "free" Iran, and said that demonstrators working against the country's government would soon succeed in freeing themselves. "Don't worry, we're gonna free Iran....

Shirin Ebadi Urges UN to ‘Stand on the Right Side of History’

By Kayhan Life Staff The Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dr. Shirin Ebadi urged the United Nations to stand on the right side of history. Dr. Ebadi spoke on Wednesday at an informal meeting of...
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ANALYSIS: Many Young Iranians Lose Their Fear in Struggle for ‘Freedom’

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Nov 3 (Reuters) - As a child in Iran, Shideh heard her parents warn her older siblings against taking part in anti-government demonstrations because of the bloody crackdown that would follow. But today, with...
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Deadly Moment Iran Woman Was Shot Dead While Filming Crackdown on Demonstrations

KL/Reuters:Smartphone video taken by Iranian woman Shirin Alizadeh recording gunfire crackdown on protesters near a security forces base in Charlus, Mazandaran Province, Iran, on Sept 22, 2022 before she is killed by a gunshot. It is reportedly...
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Horrific Video of a Protester Executed by Gunshot in Iran Goes Viral

Reuters: Eyewitness video shows a protestor being beaten by a dozen officers, trampled by motorcycles, before being shot at gun point by a police sergeant in Naziabad neighbourhood of Tehran, Iran, in late October, 2022. The...

Iranian Human Rights Lawyers Criticise Clerical Leaders Amid Unrest

DUBAI, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Forty prominent Iranian human rights lawyers have publicly criticised the country's clerical rulers, saying they will fall because protesters across the country are no longer afraid of violent crackdowns. "The government is still...

Iran Protests Are Debated in Georgetown Women’s Rights Panel

By Natasha Phillips Leading Iranian women’s rights advocates discussed the Iran protests and women’s instrumental role in them  and women’s participation in it during an online conference held on Nov. 2. The web-based seminar, titled “Standing with...