Social Media Shows Iran Water Polo Players Fail to Sing Anthem, Seen as Support...
DUBAI, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Video clips that purportedly show Iran's water polo team failing to sing the national anthem at a competition in Thailand have appeared on social media in what the anti-government protest movement...
Protesters – And Police – Deploy Tech in Fight for Future of Iran
By Sanam Mahoozi
Nov 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Lima and her friends in Tehran fear arrest, beatings and even death by joining mass protests demanding more rights and a new leadership in Iran. But a yearning for...
Iran’s Judiciary Says More Than 1,000 Indictments in Tehran Made Over Protests
DUBAI, Nov 8 (Reuters) - More than 1,000 indictments related to recent "riots" have been issued in Tehran province, judiciary spokesperson Masoud Setayeshi said on Tuesday.
Since the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran's...
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.
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Widespread anti-government demonstrations...
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’s Parliament Passes Bill to Raise Wages of Armed Forces, Police Personnel
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Majlis (Iranian Parliament) has passed an amendment to the government’s 2022-23 budget bill, increasing the salaries of police and armed forces personnel by 20 percent, the Islamic Republic News Agency...
Canada Imposes Fresh Iran Sanctions Over Human Rights Violations
Oct 31 (Reuters) - Canada on Monday imposed fresh sanctions on Iran, marking the fourth package of sanctions it has implemented for alleged human rights violations in that country, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
The latest...
EU Examines Classifying Iran Revolutionary Guards as Terrorists – Germany
BERLIN, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Germany and the European Union are examining whether to classify Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Sunday.
"I made it clear last week that we will...
EXCLUSIVE – United States to Put United Nations Focus on Iran Protests
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 28 (Reuters) - The United States will next week put the United Nations spotlight on protests in Iran sparked by the death of a young woman in police custody and look for ways...
U.N. Lawyer Pushes Back on Russian Row Over Iran Drone Inquiry
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 26 (Reuters) - The chief U.N. lawyer on Wednesday pushed back on a Russian argument that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres cannot report to the Security Council on Western accusations that Moscow used Iran-made...
