People hold a placard with pictures of, as Iranian call them, martyrs, during a rally of Iranian diaspora in Europe, on the eve of the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, which prompted protests across their country, in Brussels, Belgium on September 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iranian security forces briefly detained … Read more
Actor Sean Penn (left) and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky in a still from the documentary ‘Superpower’. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In early 2020, the 70th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) was the last major film festival to be held before the COVID-19 lockdown, after which it was scaled back for two years. Next week, … Read more
Fans hold up a shirt with the name of Mahsa Amini and a flag advocating women’s rights during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group B match between Wales and the Islamic Republic of Iran in Doha, Qatar | Photo Credit: Getty Images Iran has been rocked by agitations since the killing of Mahsa Amini, … Read more
Campaigners backing Iran’s protest movement on Monday dismissed a claim that the Islamic republic is disbanding its notorious morality police, insisting there was no change to its restrictive dress rules for women. There were also calls on social media for a three-day strike, more than two months into the wave of civil unrest sparked by … Read more
File photo of a police motorcycle burning during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, in Tehran, Iran. Photo: WANA via Reuters An Iranian general on November 28 acknowledged that more than 300 people have been killed in the unrest surrounding nationwide protests, giving the first official word on casualties in two months. That … Read more
Iranians woman protest a 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini’s death after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran. File. | Photo Credit: AP The European Union on Tuesday slapped additional sanctions on Iran, targeting 29 individuals and three organisations, in response to what it has condemned as Tehran’s widespread use of force against peaceful … Read more
At least 328 people have been killed in the Iran protests and 14,825 others arrested, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran, a monitoring group. At least 328 people have been killed in the Iran protests and 14,825 others arrested, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran, a monitoring group. The UN’s top human rights … Read more
Chief of the Revolutionary Guard threatens Iranians to stop protesting, says “Today is the end of the riots.” Chief of the Revolutionary Guard threatens Iranians to stop protesting, says “Today is the end of the riots.” The gunman who killed 15 people at a major Shia holy site in southern Iran earlier this week has … Read more
State television blamed the attack on “takfiris,” a term that refers to Sunni Muslim extremists who have targeted the country’s Shia majority in the past State television blamed the attack on “takfiris,” a term that refers to Sunni Muslim extremists who have targeted the country’s Shia majority in the past Gunmen attacked a major Shia … Read more
Anger has flared across Iran since the death of Mahsa Amini on September 16, after she was arrested by the ‘morality police’ for an alleged breach of the Islamic republic’s strict dress code for women Anger has flared across Iran since the death of Mahsa Amini on September 16, after she was arrested by the … Read more