Iran Courts Jail 30 Men for Economic Crimes After Public Outcry
DUBAI, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Fast-track courts set up in Iran to fight economic crime have jailed 30 men for up to 20 years each, the judiciary said on Sunday, as the country faces renewed U.S....
Global Trade Union Condemns Mass Arrests of Workers in Iran
Kayhan Life,28 December - IndustriALL Global Union, an international union representing 50 million workers in 140 countries in the mining, energy and manufacturing sectors, has written to the government of Iran condemning the arrest of...
Iranian Wrestler Throws Match to Avoid Facing Israeli Opponent
Iranian wrestler Alireza Karimi reportedly threw a match at the Senior U23 World Championship tournament in Poland on November 26 to avoid facing his Israeli opponent, Uri Kalashnikov, in the next round.
Karimi, who was...
ANALYSIS – Iran’s Dual Reality: As Veil Restrictions Ease, Political Crackdown Deepens
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Nov 13 (Reuters) - On Tehran's bustling streets, signs of change are unmistakable. Women walk unveiled in jeans and sneakers, men and women linger together in cafés where Western music hums softly, and...
Iran’s Government Confirms It Arrested 22,000 People for Taking Part in Protests, Releases Them
DUBAI, March 13 (Reuters) - Iranian judicial authorities have pardoned 22,000 people who took part in anti-government protests, judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said on Monday, according to the official IRNA news agency.
State media reported early last...
Niece of Khamenei Urges World to Cut Ties With Tehran Over Unrest -Online Video
DUBAI, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's niece, a well known rights activist, has called on foreign governments to cut all ties with Tehran over its violent crackdown on popular unrest kindled...
US, UK, Canada Issue New Iran Sanctions
By Daphne Psaledakis and Rami Ayyub
WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - The U.S., Britain and Canada on Friday imposed more sanctions on Iran ahead of the one-year anniversary of the death of Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini whilst in Iran's morality police custody, which sparked months of...
Iranians Petition to Demand Justice for Slain Protesters
By Roshanak Astaraki
A petition has been circulating online since early May encouraging Iranians to support the “Justice Campaign” officially launched on April 24 by Manouchehr Bakhtiari, the father of Pooya Bakhtiari, a 26-year-old man...
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...
UN Iran Expert Concerned About Death Sentences for Protesters
By Emma Farge
GENEVA, Nov 29 (Reuters) - A U.N.-appointed independent expert on Iran voiced concern on Tuesday that the repression of protesters was intensifying, with authorities launching a "campaign" of sentencing them to death.
The U.N. says more than...
