TIMELINE-Events in Iran Since Mahsa Amini’s Arrest and Death in Custody
Dec 12 (Reuters) - Iran's clerical rulers have faced the biggest protests in years since September when Mahsa Amini died in the custody of the morality police who enforce strict dress codes.
Following are some of the events since...
Iran’s Regime Carries Out Second Execution Linked to Wave of Popular Protests
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Iran hanged a man in public on Monday who had been convicted of killing two members of the security forces, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported, in the...
VIDEO: Protests Escalate in the Female-Only Science University of Sanandaj
Kurdish students at a women-old science university throw stones against regime forces in the city of Sandanaj.
Australia Announces ‘Magnitsky’ Sanctions Against Targets in Iran
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Death Sentence for Anti-Government Protests Violates Sharia Law – Cleric
DUBAI, Dec 9 (Reuters) - A prominent dissenting Sunni cleric on Friday said the death sentence of an Iranian protester involved in anti-government unrest violated sharia law, as President Ebrahim Raisi promised to press on with...
Australia Imposes Sanctions on Iran Over Human Rights Violations
SYDNEY, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Australia's foreign minister said on Saturday the government would place targeted sanctions on Russia and Iran in response to what it called "egregious" human rights violations.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said in...
Raisi Vows To Pursue Crackdown on Protesters After Execution
DUBAI, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi vowed on Friday to press on with a security crackdown on protesters a day after the execution of a man over recent anti-government unrest that drew a...
UK Summons Iranian Diplomat To Protest Execution
LONDON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Britain on Friday summoned Iran's most senior diplomat in London to protest the execution of Mohsen Shekari, the first such execution over recent anti-government unrest.
"The execution of Mohsen Shekari by the Iranian regime is...
Canada Adds Sanctions on Russia, Iran, Myanmar Over Human Rights
By Kanishka Singh
Dec 9 (Reuters) - Canada on Friday imposed fresh sanctions on Russia, Iran and Myanmar, citing alleged human rights violations by their governments.
The measures included sanctions against 33 current or former senior Russian officials and six...
Germany Condemns Iranian Execution Over Anti-Government Protests
BERLIN, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Germany on Friday condemned Iran's execution of a man over recent anti-government unrest, called on Tehran to immediately end its violence against protesters and confirmed it had summoned the Iranian ambassador in Berlin.
"The...
