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Iran singer who faces prison sentence wins Grammy for protest anthem
An Iranian singer who faces possible prison time for his song that’s become an anthem to the ongoing protests shaking the Islamic Republic wept early ... Middle East -
Third anniversary of Iran’s downing of civilian jet fuels new protests
The third anniversary of the downing of a civilian airliner in Iran by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is fueling renewed anti-government ... Middle East -
Germany calls on UN Rights Council to ‘raise voice’ for Iran’s people
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock urged the UN Human Rights Council to “raise its voice” for Iranians, during a special session Thursday about ... Middle East -
Canada’s Trudeau deletes viral tweet falsely claiming Iran sentences 15,000 to death
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has deleted a widely circulating tweet that falsely claimed Iran was planning to execute 15,000 protestors to ... Middle East -
Cities across Iran strike in solidarity with Zahedan clashes
Cities in western Iran went on strike Wednesday in solidarity with mourners marking 40 days since security forces killed dozens in a crackdown on ... Middle East -
Fire at Iran oil facility ‘under control’: Reports
A fire that broke out at an oil export facility in southern Iran was brought under control without causing any damage, according to local media.“A ... Middle East -
Myanmar junta to pardon 814 prisoners in amnesty
Myanmar’s junta said Saturday it would release more than 800 prisoners in an amnesty to mark the country’s Union Day.According to a “pardon order in ... World News -
Sudan security forces fire tear gas at protesters in Khartoum: Witnesses
Sudanese security forces fired tear gas Sunday at a huge crowd of protesters who had gathered near the republican palace in the capital Khartoum, ... Middle East -
Australian police clashes with anti-lockdown protesters lead to arrest of nearly 270
Australia’s police arrested 235 people in Melbourne and 32 in Sydney on Saturday at unsanctioned anti-lockdown rallies and several police officers ... Coronavirus -
Taliban issue order to end all protests after days of demonstrations
The interior ministry of the new Taliban government is seeking to end protests in Afghanistan after days of demonstrations that have brought ... World News -
Demonstrators in Isfahan torch Khamenei banner as Iran protests continue
Anti-government protests in Iran continued late on Tuesday, with protesters setting fire to a banner of the country’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in ... Middle East -
Iran protests spread to Tehran with chants against supreme leader
Protests sparked by a water crisis in Iran spread to the capital Tehran on Monday, videos shared online showed, with demonstrators chanting slogans ... Middle East -
Hundreds protest in Tunisia over economic troubles due to COVID-19
Hundreds of protesters rallied in the Tunisian capital and other cities on Sunday demanding the government step down after a spike in COVID-19 cases ... Coronavirus -
Protests break out in Iran’s Tabriz in support of Khuzestan demonstrations
Protests broke out in the city of Tabriz in northwest Iran on Saturday in support of ongoing demonstrations southwest of the country, videos posted on ... Middle East -
Security forces open fire during Iran water protests to ‘protect’ protesters: Fars
Security forces opened fire during protests over water shortages in Iran’s oil-rich southwest to “protect” protesters, a semi-official news agency ... Middle East -
Hundreds of protesters in Sudan demand govt resigns over IMF-backed reforms
Hundreds of Sudanese protesters took to the streets of major cities on Wednesday to demand the government’s resignation over IMF-backed economic ... Middle East -
Lebanon reverses decision on deposit withdrawals after protests
Lebanon on Thursday reversed a decision to stop withdrawals from dollar deposits at a fixed rate - much lower than the informal market but higher than ... Middle East -
Colombia sends military to western province after four die during protests
Colombia will begin “the maximum deployment” of military personnel in the western province of Valle del Cauca and its capital, Cali, President Ivan ... World News -
Turkey arrests more than 200 people for holding May Day protest
Turkish police detained more than 200 people who were trying to hold a May Day rally in Istanbul on Saturday in defiance of a ban related to the ... Middle East -
At least 11 protesters killed in northwestern Myanmar in clashes with security forces
Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar fought back with hunting rifles and firebombs against a crackdown by security forces in a town in the northwest but ... World News -
Security forces in Myanmar kill at least 50 protesters: Reports
Myanmar’s security forces shot and killed at least 50 protesters on Saturday, news reports and witnesses said, a brutal crackdown on dissent that came ... World News -
Myanmar junta says it will remain in power for ‘certain time’, hold elections later
Myanmar’s ruling military council will only be in control of the country for a certain period of time and will hold an election and hand power to the ... World News -
Thousands of women join Indian farmer protests against agricultural reforms
Thousands of women joined protests by farmers on the outskirts of Delhi on Monday to mark International Women’s Day, demanding the scrapping of new ... World News -
Indian farmers to block major road outside New Delhi to mark 100th day of protests
Indian farmers who have been protesting for months against deregulation of produce markets plan to block a major expressway outside New Delhi on ... World News -
Thousands defy Algeria’s COVID-19 curfew in pro-democracy protests
Some 2,000 Algerians, mostly students, rallied against the government Tuesday in defiance of lockdown measures, as their two-year-old pro-democracy ... North Africa -
Hundreds of student activists rally in Bangladesh to denounce prison death
About 300 student activists rallied in Bangladesh’s capital on Monday to denounce the death in prison of a writer and commentator who was arrested ... World News -
Myanmar protestors take to the streets again, foreign concerns grow
Protesters against the military’s seizure of power in Myanmar were back on the streets of the country’s biggest city on Tuesday, a day after a call ... World News -
Thousands of anti-military protesters gather in Myanmar after bloody clashes
Thousands of opponents of Myanmar’s Feb. 1 military gathered again on Sunday in towns from north to south, undeterred by the bloodiest episode of ... World News -
Myanmar police fire live rounds to disperse protests, at least one killed
A man was killed in Myanmar on Saturday when police fired to disperse protesting opponents of a Feb. 1 military coup in the second city of Mandalay, ... World News -
Singapore does not support widespread sanctions imposed on Myanmar: Foreign minister
Singapore’s foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan told parliament on Tuesday he did not support slapping “widespread generalized indiscriminate ... World News