Smoke, Gunfire at Tehran Jail Holding Political Prisoners, Dual Nationals
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Oct 15 (Reuters) - A fire broke out on Saturday in Tehran's Evin prison, where many of Iran's political and dual-national detainees are held, and witnesses reported hearing gunfire.
State news agency IRNA said eight...
Iranian Protesters Defy Crackdown With Nationwide Demonstrations
DUBAI, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Protesters across Iran defied a nearly month-long crackdown on Saturday, activists said, chanting in the streets and in universities against the country's clerical leaders in a sustained wave of anger at the...
TIMELINE – Events in Iran Since Mahsa Amini’s Arrest and Death in Custody
DUBAI, Oct 15 (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...
EU’s Borrell Urges Iran to Stop Repression of Protesters
AMSTERDAM, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The European Union's top diplomat Josep Borrell on Friday urged Iran to stop the repression of protesters and to release those that have been detained in recent weeks.
"I spoke with @Amirabdolahian to convey...
Iranian Police Deploy as Unrest Continues Four Weeks After Mahsa Amini Death
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Iranian police deployed heavily on Friday in a predominantly ethnic Arab city after activists called for protests, a witness said, as unrest showed no sign of abating four weeks...
Seven Killed in Unrest in Iran’s Kurdish Region, Rights Group Says
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Seven people were killed during protests in Kurdish regions of Iran overnight, a rights group said, as authorities pursued a deadly crackdown on nationwide demonstrations sparked by Mahsa Amini's death in the...
Iran Intensifies Crackdown on Kurdish Areas as Protests Rage
DUBAI, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Iranian security forces stepped up their crackdown on Kurdish regions of the country overnight, deploying shock troops, as authorities pursued their deadly suppression of nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death in...
Canada Imposes New Iran Sanctions Over Human Rights
Oct 13 (Reuters) - Canada imposed new sanctions on Iran on Thursday in response to the government's human rights abuses and destabilizing actions, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
The new sanctions list includes three entities and 17...
Iran’s Top Judge Orders Harsh Sentences for ‘Main Elements of Riots’ as Protests Persist...
DUBAI, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Iran's judiciary chief said on Thursday he had ordered judges to issue tough sentences for the "main elements of riots", sparked after the death of a young woman in custody last...
Many Iranian Women Demand Political Change Amid Decades-Long Grievances
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Like millions of other Iranian women, retired teacher Somayyeh has been repressed by the country's hardline Islamic laws for decades but was too frightened to stand up to ruling clerics...
