Iranian Archer Joins Athletes’ Support for Protests
DUBAI, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Another Iranian athlete, archer Parmida Ghasemi, has expressed support for anti-government protests gripping the country by removing her hijab during an awards ceremony in Tehran.
The gesture was carried on social media video...
ANALYSIS – Iran’s Unrest Sounds Death Knell for Once Vibrant Reformists
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Nov 10 (Reuters) - The protests sweeping Iran have sounded the death knell for a once vibrant reform movement, revealing a big divide with Iranians in the streets demanding an end to theocratic rule.
The reformists, who...
Violence Against Children In Iran Protests Must Be Investigated, Save the Children Says
By Natasha Phillips
A United Nations-led call for an international mechanism to investigate the treatment of protesters in Iran has been backed by the UK charity Save the Children.
The call for an independent international investigation to...
Iran Arrests ‘Agent’ of London-Based Opposition TV Channel -Fars
DUBAI, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Iranian security forces have arrested an employee of an opposition television broadcaster, Iran International, as the individual was trying to flee the country, its semi-official Fars news agency said on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Iran's intelligence minister, Esmail Khatib, called the...
Iranian Actress Taraneh Alidoosti Expresses Support for Protests
DUBAI, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Leading Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti has posted a picture of herself on Instagram without a headscarf to express support for nationwide anti-government protests.
Best-known for her role in "The Salesman", which won an...
Iran’s Army Issues Warning to Protesters as Security Forces Struggle to Suppress Unrest
DUBAI, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Iran's Army Ground Forces Commander said on Wednesday that "rioters" would have no place in the Islamic Republic if the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered a tougher crackdown on...
Iran’s ‘Kleptocratic’ Leadership Will Fall, Says Albania’s Ambassador to UN
By Ahmad Rafat
On Nov. 2, the United Nations Security Council had an informal meeting on Iran’s ongoing repression of women, girls and ethnic minorities since the outbreak of nationwide protests in mid-September. Addressing the...
Iranians Will Bring About Regime Change, Says Israeli Filmmaker Cohen Navarro
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Iranian community in Israel has supported the nationwide protest in Iran sparked by the death of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died while in the custody of the...
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...
