Iran’s Street Art Shows Defiance, Resistance and Resilience
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Canada to Deny Temporary Residency to Ex-Iran Minister Reportedly Seen in Montreal
By Kanishka Singh
Aug 28 (Reuters) - Canada will deny temporary residency to Iran's former health minister Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi, Canadian Immigration Minister Marc Miller said on Monday, citing Tehran's human rights record, after Hashemi was reportedly...
Iran Official Says U.S. Should Explain Links to Convicted Dual National Sharmahd
DUBAI, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The United States should explain its links to the Iranian-German national Jamshid Sharmahd sentenced to death in Iran, Tehran's foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday, adding that progress had been made in a prisoner swap deal with...
US Envoy Meets Family of Iranian-German Imprisoned in Iran
By Eric Beech and Jasper Ward
WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - A U.S. envoy for Iran met on Friday with the family of Iranian-German national Jamshid Sharmahd, who was sentenced to death in February in Iran after being convicted of heading a...
Iran’s Journalists Are Prime Target In Run-Up to Mahsa Amini Anniversary
By Natasha Phillips
Journalists in Iran face further ill treatment by Iranian authorities in the run-up to the one-year anniversary of Mahsa Jina Amini’s death, according to Yegi Rezaian, the senior Middle East and North Africa researcher for the...
Islamic Republic Had A Hand In Attack on Shiraz Shrine, Says Analyst Vahedi
By Ahmad Rafat
A terrorist attack on the Shah Cheragh Shrine in Shiraz on Aug. 13 left one person dead and seven others injured, according to the local authorities.
Shortly after the attack on the Shia...
Some 270 Iranian Cities Are Experiencing Severe Water Shortage, Officials Say
By Kayhan Life Staff
A total of 269 cities are facing water shortages across Iran, although emergency measures have prevented disruptions in the water supply, according to Hashem Amini, the spokesman for Iran’s Water Industry.
In...
Iran Directors Ridicule Suspended Jail Sentence of Filmmaker, Producer
Aug 19 (Reuters) - Iranian cinema directors have ridiculed a six-month suspended prison sentence handed down to Saeed Roustayi and his producer for showcasing their movie at last year's Cannes Film Festival without authorization, saying it...
Jailed US Resident Excluded From Iran Hostage Deal Begins Hunger Strike, His Son Says
By Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - A U.S. permanent resident detained in Iran since 2016 has begun a hunger strike in protest of his exclusion from last week's deal between Washington and...
Canada Targets Senior Iran Officials With New Sanctions
OTTAWA, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Canada on Tuesday imposed new Iran-related sanctions targeting seven people who Ottawa accused of being involved in activities threatening international peace and security, according to a statement from the Canadian foreign ministry.
The...
