Thursday, October 8, 2026

Iran’s Government Penalizes Medical Professionals for Supporting ‘National Uprising’

By Firouzeh Nordstrom A wave of nationwide protests in Iran sparked by the death of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman who died while in the custody of the morality police on Sept. 16....

Iranian Protesters Are Tortured, Raped and Killed in Prison, Rights Group Says 

By Kayhan Life Staff According to human rights groups, many people arrested since the start of nationwide protests in Iran more than three months ago have suffered physical, sexual, and psychological torture while in detention. The...

Iran Reroutes Plane Carrying Soccer Star’s Wife, Blames UK Over Unrest

DUBAI, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Iranian authorities rerouted a flight bound for Dubai on Monday and prevented the wife and daughter of former national soccer team captain Ali Daei, who has supported anti-government protests, from leaving...

Elon Musk Says Around 100 Starlinks Now Active in Iran

Dec 26 (Reuters) - SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Monday that the company is now close to having 100 active Starlinks, the firm's satellite internet service, in Iran, three months after he tweeted he would...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Arrest UK-Iranian Dual Nationals Over Protests

DUBAI, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Iran’s Revolutionary Guards arrested seven people on Sunday, including dual nationals linked to the United Kingdom, over anti-government protests that have rocked the country, according to a statement published by state media. "Seven...

Iran Top Court Accepts Rapper Yasin’s Appeal Against Death Sentence

Dec 24 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Court has accepted an appeal by rapper Saman Seydi Yasin against his death sentence even as it confirmed the same sentence against another protester, the judiciary said on Saturday. Yasin, a Kurd who raps about...

Prominent Sunni Cleric Denounces Iran Crackdown, Currency Near Record Low

DUBAI, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Iran's currency hovered near a historic low against the U.S. dollar on the unofficial foreign exchange market on Friday amid renewed street protests in the restive southeast, where a prominent dissident...

Germany Suspends Measures To Promote Business With Iran

BERLIN, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Germany's government is suspending state measures designed to foster business with Iran due to the repression of nationwide protests in the Islamic Republic, the economy ministry said on Friday. The suspension will affect export credits and...

YEARENDER-Iran’s Clerical Leaders To Grapple With Deepening Dissent in 2023

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Nationwide protests sparked by the death in custody of Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini have ushered Iran into a new era of deepening crisis between the clerical leadership and society at large. Amini's...

U.S. Slaps Sanctions on Iran Officials Over Protest Crackdown

By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - The United States imposed sanctions on Iranian officials on Wednesday, including the prosecutor general and key military officials, stepping up pressure on Tehran over its crackdown on protests. The move is...