Iranian News Agency Confirms Clashes in Saqez, Internet Shut
DUBAI, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency confirmed clashes took place on Wednesday between security forces and people taking part in a memorial ceremony for Mahsa Amini in her Kurdistan province hometown of...
Iranian Security Forces Shoot at People Gathered at Amini’s Grave – Witness
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Iranian security forces opened fire at mourners who gathered in Mahsa Amini's Kurdish home town of Saqez to mark 40 days since she died in police custody, a witness...
TIMELINE – Events in Iran Since Mahsa Amini’s Arrest and Death in Custody
DUBAI, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Iran's clerical rulers have faced the biggest protests in years since Mahsa Amini died last month in the custody of the morality police who enforce the Islamic Republic's strict dress code.
Following...
Germany Tightens Entry Restrictions on Iran Over Rights Situation
BERLIN, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Germany is tightening entry restrictions on Iran beyond an already announced EU sanctions package in response to the human rights situation in the country, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said in a statement...
INTERVIEW – Iran Protests at Point of ‘No Return’ – Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
By Emma Batha
LONDON, Oct 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Protests engulfing Iran have reached a point of "no return" as demonstrators demand wide reforms beyond the end of mandatory hijab rules, said British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who...
Riot Police Deploy in Iranian Cities as People Gather for Amini’s Memorial
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Iranian riot police deployed in large numbers in Mahsa Amini's home town of Saqez on Wednesday, witnesses said, after activists called for protests across the country to mark 40...
UN Expert on Iran to Hold Human Rights Briefing Amid Nationwide Protests
By Natasha Phillips
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Islamic Republic of Iran, Javaid Rehman, will hold a briefing at the UN’s headquarters in New York on Oct. 27 to address the state of human...
Government Security Forces Fire Tear Gas Near Tehran School After Dispute
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Iranian security forces fired tear gas near a girls' school in Tehran on Monday, according to videos posted on social media, after a dispute between authorities and students over their mobile phones...
Iran Arrests 10 People Allegedly Working for Israel – Fars News Agency
DUBAI, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Iran has arrested 10 agents working for Israel in west Azerbaijan province, Fars news agency reported.
These people were in direct video communication with Mossad officers, it added, referring to the Israeli...
ANALYSIS: Women-Led Protests Are Shifting the West’s Attitude Towards Iran
By Ahmad Rafat
Western governments and politicians have finally focused their collective attention on the nationwide protests in Iran, sparked by the death of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, a 22-year-old woman, who died while in the...
