Raisi Vows To Pursue Crackdown on Protesters After Execution
DUBAI, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi vowed on Friday to press on with a security crackdown on protesters a day after the execution of a man over recent anti-government unrest that drew a...
UK Summons Iranian Diplomat To Protest Execution
LONDON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Britain on Friday summoned Iran's most senior diplomat in London to protest the execution of Mohsen Shekari, the first such execution over recent anti-government unrest.
"The execution of Mohsen Shekari by the Iranian regime is...
Canada Adds Sanctions on Russia, Iran, Myanmar Over Human Rights
By Kanishka Singh
Dec 9 (Reuters) - Canada on Friday imposed fresh sanctions on Russia, Iran and Myanmar, citing alleged human rights violations by their governments.
The measures included sanctions against 33 current or former senior Russian officials and six...
Germany Condemns Iranian Execution Over Anti-Government Protests
BERLIN, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Germany on Friday condemned Iran's execution of a man over recent anti-government unrest, called on Tehran to immediately end its violence against protesters and confirmed it had summoned the Iranian ambassador in Berlin.
"The...
UK Sanctions Russian and Iranian Officials, Citing Human Rights Abuses
By Andrew MacAskill and William James
LONDON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Britain on Friday announced sanctions against 30 people worldwide, including Russian and Iranian officials, targeting those it deems responsible for acts of torture, sexual violence, and the...
France Says EU To Add New Iran Sanctions on Human Rights, Drone Supplies
PARIS, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The European Union is set to agree new sanctions targeting Iran over human rights abuses in its crackdown on protesters in the country and the supply of drones to Russia, France's foreign ministry...
UK Parliament Discontinues Iran Evidence Session Because of Security Threat
By Natasha Phillips
An evidence session in the British Parliament about Iran and the recent protests in the country was cancelled following threats made to a witness, according to the lawmaker and Foreign Affairs Select...
UK Minister Says ‘Outraged’ by News Iran’s Government Has Executed a Protester
LONDON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - British foreign minister James Cleverly said on Thursday he was "outraged" by the news that Iran had executed a protester over recent anti-government unrest.
"The world cannot turn a blind eye to the abhorrent...
Iran’s Regime Holds First Execution Over Anti-Government Protests
DUBAI, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Iran hanged a man on Thursday convicted of injuring a security guard with a knife and blocking a street in Tehran, the semi-official Tasnim news agency said, the first such execution...
ANALYSIS: Disbanding Morality Police Won’t Stop Iranians Urging Regime Change
By Ahmad Rafat
International media have reported extensively on recent ambiguous comments by Iran’s Attorney General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, suggesting that the country had disbanded its morality police (the Guidance patrol).
Mr. Montazeri made those comments...
