Iran’s Judiciary Says 40 Foreigners Arrested for Involvement in Protests
DUBAI, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Iran, which has blamed "foreign adversaries" for protests sparked by the death of a woman in morality police custody, said on Tuesday 40 foreign nationals had been arrested for their role...
Major Disruption to Internet Service in Iran -NetBlocks on Twitter
DUBAI, Nov 21 (Reuters) - A major disruption in internet service in Iran was confirmed by the NetBlocks internet monitor on Monday, raising fears among rights groups of a cut-off in internet access to help crush anti-government unrest...
EXCLUSIVE: Iran’s Gang Leaders Are Refusing to Help IRGC Crush Protests
By Kayhan Life Staff
A source familiar with events in Iran has told Kayhan Life that most gang leaders and delinquents have refused to help the Islamic Republic crush ongoing protests sparked by the death...
Iran Is In ‘Crisis With Unpredictable Outcome,’ Says Psychologist Kazemzadeh
By Kayhan Life Staff
Special units of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC,) Basij (plainclothes volunteer militias,) riot police, and security and intelligence forces have brutally cracked down on the ongoing nationwide protests sparked by...
Germany Says It Echoes U.S. In Shifting Iran Focus From Nuclear to Rights Issues
BERLIN, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Germany agrees with the United States in shifting its focus away from reviving a nuclear deal with Iran to support for ordinary Iranians against a violent state crackdown on popular protests,...
Soccer-England to Take Knee, Kane to Wear One Love Armband Against Iran
By Martyn Herman
DOHA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - England will take the knee and captain Harry Kane will wear the One Love armband at their opening match of the World Cup against Iran on Monday, manager Gareth Southgate confirmed...
Iran Intensifies Crackdown in Kurdish Area; Rights Group Says Four Killed
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Iran's clerical rulers have stepped up suppression of persistent anti-government protests in the country's Kurdish region, deploying troops and killing at least four demonstrators on Sunday, social media posts...
Iranian Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh Receives Award for Campaign Against Death Penalty
By Ahmad Rafat
The Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, was awarded the Robert Badinter Award at the 8th World Congress Against the Death Penalty on Nov. 18 in Berlin.
The event was sponsored by the...
Soccer-Germany ‘Irritated’ by FIFA Over Human Rights in Qatar, Iran
By Karolos Grohmann
AL RUWAIS, Qatar, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Germany's decision not to back FIFA President Gianni Infantino's re-election next year was a result of the soccer' body's handling of human rights issues at World Cup...
Iran Protests: Social Media Videos Show Flames at Home of Late Leader Khomeini
Nov 18 (Reuters) - Video clips showing a fire at the ancestral home in Iran of the Islamic Republic's late founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, have appeared on social media, with activists saying it was...
