Monday, November 18, 2024

Iran Arrests 14 Foreigners, Including U.S. Citizens, Over Unrest -Fars

DUBAI, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Iranian security forces have arrested 14 foreigners, including American, British and French citizens, for their involvement in anti-government protests, the semi-official Fars news agency said on Wednesday. Iranian officials have yet to...

Argentina Asks Qatar to Detain Top Iranian Official Accused of Jewish Center Attack

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Argentina's justice department has asked Qatar to arrest a top Iranian official for his alleged participation in a 1994 attack on a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85...

Swiss Considering Wider EU Sanctions on Iran Over Amini Death

ZURICH, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Switzerland is considering whether to adopt the strengthened European Union sanctions against Iran following Teheran's crackdown against demonstrators outraged by the death in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. The Federal Department of Economic...

Iranian Climber Returns From Asian Tournament Amid Veil Controversy

DUBAI, Oct 18 (Reuters) - An Iranian rock climber who competed in an international contest without a headscarf said she had done so unintentionally, after she was widely assumed to have expressed support for protests in...

As Many as 23 Children Killed During Iran Protests, UN Rights Office Says

LONDON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - As many as 23 children have been killed in ongoing mass protests in Iran, a spokesperson for the United Nations human rights office told a briefing in Geneva on Tuesday. https://twitter.com/KayhanLife/status/1582061362104000513?cxt=HHwWgoCj0aebzvQrAAAA The deaths...

Americans Detained in Iran Accounted For After Fire at Evin Prison

WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - U.S. citizens detained in Iran are accounted for and safe after the fire at Tehran's Evin prison, which mostly holds political prisoners, the U.S. State Department said on Monday. The Iranian judiciary said on Monday...

Putting Kurds in Spotlight, Iran’s Leaders Try to Deflect National Protest

By Parisa Hafezi and Daren Butler DUBAI, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Facing their biggest challenge in years, Iran's religious leaders are trying to portray the angry protests over the death of Mahsa Amini as a breakaway uprising by...

Iran Prison Fire Death Toll Rises as Protests Rage

DUBAI, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Eight prisoners died as a result of a fire at Tehran's Evin prison over the weekend, Iran's judiciary said on Monday, doubling the death toll from the blaze which has increased pressure...
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Iran Prison Fire Kills Four, Injures 61 as Protests Persist

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A fire at Iran's Evin prison late on Saturday killed four detainees and injured 61, state media reported, as anti-government protests sparked by a woman's death in police...

Biden Surprised by Courage of Iranian Protesters

WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday he was surprised by the courage of the people taking to the streets in protest in Iran. Biden, speaking in Portland after campaigning for a fellow...