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Denmark to summon Iran envoy over protest executions
Denmark will summon Iran's ambassador to express its "outrage" after Tehran executed two men linked to mass protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, ... Middle East -
Iran sentences five protesters to death over death of Basij member
Iran has sentenced five protesters to death for their alleged role in the killing of a member of the pro-regime Basij militia, the judiciary said on ... Middle East -
Canada issues more sanctions against Iran over ‘human rights violations’
Canada has issued additional sanctions against Iran over its denial of rights for women and girls and for cracking down on peaceful protests, Minister ... World News -
Iran judiciary charges rapper with ‘corruption on earth’
An Iranian rapper who expressed support for anti-regime protests is charged with “corruption on earth” and could face the death penalty, judicial ... Middle East -
Niece of Iran’s supreme leader declares support for anti-regime protests
Farideh Moradkhani, a niece of Iran’s supreme leader and an outspoken critic of the Islamic Republic, has declared her support for the ongoing ... Middle East -
UN rights chief’s offer to visit Iran met with silence
New UN human rights chief Volker Turk revealed Thursday he had offered to visit Iran during Tehran’s deadly crackdown on mass protests gripping the ... Middle East -
Iran targets Kurdish groups in Iraq with new strikes
Iran launched new cross-border missile and drone strikes Tuesday against Iranian-Kurdish opposition groups based in northern Iraq whom it accuses of ... Middle East -
UN rights chief says Iran situation ‘critical’ with more than 300 killed
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday that the situation in Iran was “critical,” describing a hardening of the authorities’ ... Middle East -
Activists express fear of major Iran crackdown in Kurdish-populated town
Activists on Sunday expressed alarm that Iran was implementing a major crackdown in a Kurdish-populated town that has seen intense anti-regime ... Middle East -
UN rights council to hold urgent session on Iran protests crackdown
The UN Human Rights Council announced on Monday it would hold an urgent session this month on Iran, where a brutal crackdown on mass protests has left ... Middle East -
Iran sentences protester to death, five others receive jail terms
Iran’s judiciary on Sunday sentenced a protester to death and gave five others between five to 10 years in prison amid unrest sparked by the death of ... Middle East -
Iran accuses West of helping protestors make weapons, Molotov cocktails
Iran’s top diplomat has accused Western countries of promoting violence in the Islamic republic by helping protesters to make weapons and Molotov ... Middle East -
Iran says 1,000 indicted over recent unrest, trials to be held in public
About 1,000 people have been indicted in Tehran over rioting and the trials will be held in public this week, the semi-official Tasnim news agency ... Middle East -
US envoy Malley lambasted for saying Iranians protesting for ‘respect’ from regime
US Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley came under fire on Twitter on Sunday after tweeting that protesters in Iran have been demonstrating for ... Middle East -
Protests continue across Iran as rights group reports 185 deaths, including 19 minors
Protests ignited by the death of a young woman in police custody continued across Iran on Sunday despite a fierce crackdown by the authorities, as a ... Middle East -
Germany wants those behind Iran crackdown banned from EU, assets frozen: Report
Germany will ensure the European Union freezes the assets of those responsible for a violent crackdown on anti-government protests in Iran and bans ... Middle East -
Two security members killed in Iran night-time protests
Two members of Iran’s security forces were killed amid protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, state media reported on Sunday.A wave of unrest has ... Middle East -
Iran’s security forces kill four amid protests over Mahsa Amini’s death: Rights group
An Iranian Kurdish rights group said on Monday at least four people were killed, over a dozen injured, and a 10-year-old girl was in critical ... Middle East -
New protests in Iran over water shortage
More than 1,000 Iranians marched Sunday towards the governor’s office in the western province of Chahar-Mahal Bakhtiari to demand a solution to water ... Middle East -
Ultraconservative Iran MP’s office torched after protest remarks
Unidentified assailants torched the office front of an ultraconservative Iranian lawmaker whose recent comments on deadly anti-government protests in ... Middle East -
German-Iranian woman caught COVID-19 in Iran's notorious Evin prison: Daughter
The daughter of a German-Iranian woman held in Iran said Wednesday that her mother has contracted COVID-19 in prison and her life is in “imminent ... Coronavirus -
Water crisis protests persist in Iran, with chants in Tehran: Reports
Protesters angry about water shortages took to the streets of southwest Iran for a sixth night in a row on Tuesday, with mounting violence, while ... Middle East -
Death toll from Iran water protests rises to five: Sources
The death toll from street protests over water shortages in Iran’s oil-rich southwestern Ahwaz region rose to five, according to Al Arabiya ... Middle East -
Death toll from Iran protests rises to three, say activists
The death toll from street protests over water shortages in Iran’s oil-rich southwest rose to three, activists said on Saturday, as demonstrations ... Middle East -
Iran’s Ahmadinejad says he supports striking energy workers
Iran’s former populist president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lent his support Sunday to striking energy sector workers, urging authorities to heed their ... Middle East -
‘No to Islamic Republic’: Iran opposition seeks to unify in anti-regime campaign
An online campaign launched by Iranian dissidents that calls for the removal of the regime in Tehran has gained traction in recent days, with Iranians ... Features -
US blacklists two IRGC interrogators in first Iran sanctions under Biden admin
The US State Department blacklisted on Tuesday two of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) interrogators for human rights violations during ... Middle East -
Protests in southeast Iran after alleged IRGC killing of fuel traders
Protesters in southeast Iran stormed a government building on Tuesday, a day after security forces reportedly shot dead several civilian fuel traders, ... Middle East -
Iran retirees stage mass protests demanding higher pensions
Iranian retirees protested in dozens of cities across Iran against inadequate pensions amid high inflation due to ongoing US sanctions and difficult ... Middle East -
On anniversary of Iran’s protests, Pompeo vows more US action against Iranian regime
The United States will take “further action” against Iran’s regime later this week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Sunday, the ... Middle East