Germany Urges Iran to Allow Protests After Summoning Ambassador
BERLIN, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Germany summoned the Iranian ambassador in Berlin on Monday in order to urge Tehran to stop its violent crackdown on nationwide protests over the death of a woman in police custody, the...
Tehran Accuses Washington of Trying to Use Unrest to Undermine Country
DUBAI, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Iran accused the United States on Monday of using unrest triggered by the death of a woman in police custody to try to destabilise the country, and warned it would...
Iran Government Protest Held in Front of the Iranian Embassy in London
London, United Kingdom, Sept 25 (Kayhan Life) - A protest against Iran's government and regime was held in front of the Iranian embassy in London on Sept. 25, following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa...
EXCLUSIVE: Iranian Protesters Speak Out in Interviews With Kayhan Life
By Roshanak Astaraki
A nationwide protest sparked a day after the death of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, a 22-year-old ethnic Kurd, while in the custody of the morality police (guidance patrol) in Tehran on Sept. 16...
Protest Against Iran’s Regime Held in London’s Trafalgar Square
London, United Kingdom, Sept 24 (Kayhan Life) - A protest against Iran's regime was held in London's Trafalgar Square on Sept. 24, following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Amini was detained in Iran...
U.N. Urges Iran Not to Use ‘Unnecessary’ Force During Protests
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed on Friday for Iranian security forces to refrain from using "unnecessary or disproportionate force" against anti-government protests triggered by the death of a woman in...
U.N. Chief Met Iran’s President, Raised Human Rights Issues, Spokesman Says
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in New York on Thursday and raised human rights issues, a U.N. spokesman said on Friday.
The U.N. is concerned "about...
Iranian State-Organised Marchers Call for Execution of Protesters
DUBAI, Sept 23 (Reuters) - State-organised demonstrations took place in several Iranian cities on Friday to counter anti-government unrest triggered by the death of a woman in police custody, with marchers calling for the execution of protesters.
The demonstrations followed...
Germany’s Scholz: Mahsa Amini’s Death Is ‘Terrible’
BERLIN, Sept 23 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday it was terrible that Mahsa Amini, 22, died in police custody in Tehran last week after being arrested for wearing "unsuitable attire".
"I am also...
ANALYSIS – Iran’s Leaders Are Safe but Protests Raise the Stakes Over Imposing Veil
By Michael Georgy
DUBAI, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The popular revolt in Iran triggered by the death of a woman held by police is unlikely to pose an immediate threat to clerical rulers whose elite security forces have crushed...
