EU Sanctions to Target Iran Guards ‘Inner Circle’, Germany Says
By Sabine Siebold
BRUSSELS, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Fresh European Union sanctions will target the "inner circle of power" of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Germany said on Monday as the bloc convened to respond to what it has condemned...
Iranian Archer Says She Did Not Notice Headscarf Falling Off
DUBAI, Nov 12 (Reuters) - An Iranian archer has said she did not notice her hijab falling from her head during an awards ceremony in Tehran, after a video appeared to show her allowing the headscarf...
Iran Indicts 11 Over Basij Agent’s Death, Basketball Team Skips Anthem
DUBAI, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Iran's hardline judiciary has indicted 11 people over the killing of a Basij security force member during unrest, state media reported on Saturday, as authorities sought to quell nine weeks of...
Countries Request U.N. Human Rights Debate on Iran – Document
GENEVA, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Germany and Iceland submitted a request on Friday on behalf of dozens of countries to hold a special session at the U.N. Human Rights Council on the ongoing protests in Iran later this...
Iranians Protest Nationwide, Mark ‘Bloody Friday’
DUBAI, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Thousands of Iranians protested in the restive southeast on Friday to mark a Sept. 30 crackdown by security forces known as "Bloody Friday" as the country's clerical rulers battled persistent...
Iranian Archer Joins Athletes’ Support for Protests
DUBAI, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Another Iranian athlete, archer Parmida Ghasemi, has expressed support for anti-government protests gripping the country by removing her hijab during an awards ceremony in Tehran.
The gesture was carried on social media video...
ANALYSIS – Iran’s Unrest Sounds Death Knell for Once Vibrant Reformists
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Nov 10 (Reuters) - The protests sweeping Iran have sounded the death knell for a once vibrant reform movement, revealing a big divide with Iranians in the streets demanding an end to theocratic rule.
The reformists, who...
Violence Against Children In Iran Protests Must Be Investigated, Save the Children Says
By Natasha Phillips
A United Nations-led call for an international mechanism to investigate the treatment of protesters in Iran has been backed by the UK charity Save the Children.
The call for an independent international investigation to...
Iran Arrests ‘Agent’ of London-Based Opposition TV Channel -Fars
DUBAI, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Iranian security forces have arrested an employee of an opposition television broadcaster, Iran International, as the individual was trying to flee the country, its semi-official Fars news agency said on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Iran's intelligence minister, Esmail Khatib, called the...
Iranian Actress Taraneh Alidoosti Expresses Support for Protests
DUBAI, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Leading Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti has posted a picture of herself on Instagram without a headscarf to express support for nationwide anti-government protests.
Best-known for her role in "The Salesman", which won an...
