Analysis – At Qatar World Cup, Mideast Tensions Spill Into Stadiums
By Maya Gebeily and Charlotte Bruneau
DOHA, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The first World Cup in the Middle East has become a showcase for the political tensions crisscrossing one of the world's most volatile regions and the...
Iran’s Government Rejects U.N. Investigation Into Protests – Spokesperson
By Elwely Elwelly
DUBAI, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Iran will reject a newly-appointed independent U.N. investigation into the country's repression of anti-government protests, the foreign ministry said on Monday, as demonstrations showed no sign of abating.
"Iran will...
U.S. Soccer Briefly Removed Emblem From Iran Flag to Show Support for Protesters
By Hritika Sharma
AL RAYYAN, Qatar, Nov 27 (Reuters) - The United States Soccer Federation temporarily displayed Iran's national flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic as a show of solidarity with protesters in Iran ahead...
Niece of Khamenei Urges World to Cut Ties With Tehran Over Unrest -Online Video
DUBAI, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's niece, a well known rights activist, has called on foreign governments to cut all ties with Tehran over its violent crackdown on popular unrest kindled...
Soccer-Security Escort Man Wearing Pro-Iran Protest Shirt Ahead of Match
AL RAYYAN, Qatar, Nov 25 (Reuters) - A man wearing a jersey declaring support for anti-government protesters in Iran was escorted by security officers into the stadium where the national team was due to play a World Cup...
Iran’s Government Sends More Troops to Kurdish Region as New Protest Flares
DUBAI, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards have built up their presence in restive Kurdish regions, state media reported on Friday amid a crackdown on mass protests, as video showed dozens of people demonstrating in...
Iran Protests: UK’s Law Society Expresses Concern Over Detentions of Iranian Lawyers
By Natasha Phillips
Britain's regulatory body for solicitors the Law Society, published a statement on Nov. 22 expressing concern about the ongoing detention and ill-treatment of lawyers in Iran.
The statement follows an Oct. 18 press...
U.N. Rights Council Votes to Probe Iran’s Ongoing Crackdown
GENEVA/DUBAI, Nov 24 (Reuters) - The U.N. Rights Council voted on Thursday to appoint an independent investigation into Iran's deadly repression of protests, passing the motion to cheers of activists amid an intensifying crackdown in Kurdish...
UN Adopts Resolution To Investigate Iran Protests
By Natasha Phillips
The United Nations Human Rights Council (OHCHR) approved a resolution calling for an independent investigation into nationwide protests in iran which are in their 10th week and have left more than 400 people dead. The resolution...
German Foreign Minister Drums up Support for UN Iran Probe Push
BERLIN, Nov 24 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said in Geneva on Thursday that every vote counts as her country and Iceland led a motion for a new probe into alleged abuses in Iran since a...
