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Iran hangs official accused of spying for UK
Published on 14/01/2023
» Iran on Saturday executed former top defence official and dual British national Alireza Akbari, who was accused of spying for UK intelligence, the judiciary reported.
Iran executes two more men in connection with protests
AFP, Published on 07/01/2023
» PARIS - Iran on Saturday executed two men for killing a paramilitary force member during unprecedented protests sparked by the death in custody of a young woman.
Iran hangs two men in connection with protests
Published on 07/01/2023
» Iran executed two men on Saturday after they were convicted of killing a paramilitary force member during protests sparked by the death in custody of a young woman, the judiciary said.
Iran warns France over 'insulting' Khamenei cartoons
AFP, Published on 05/01/2023
» PARIS - Iran warned France on Wednesday of consequences after satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo published cartoons depicting supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that Tehran deemed to be insulting.
Iran upholds teen protesters’ death sentences
Published on 03/01/2023
» Iran’s judiciary has upheld death sentences for two male teenagers who had taken part in anti-government protests that have gripped the country since September.
Iran urged to free top actor who backed protests
AFP, Published on 18/12/2022
» PARIS, France: Iran on Sunday faced calls from celebrities and rights groups to free the actor Taraneh Alidoosti, one of the most prominent figures yet arrested in its crackdown on the three-month protest movement.
Iranian protesters in Germany stage hunger strike
AFP, Published on 16/12/2022
» FRANKFURT (GERMANY) - A group of Iranians reached the final day of a hunger strike on Friday while camped out in tents outside the Islamic republic's consulate in Frankfurt in support of the protest movement back home.
Iran pushes global list of imprisoned journalists to record high
AFP, Published on 14/12/2022
» PARIS - Iran's protest crackdown has helped push the number of journalists imprisoned worldwide to a record high of 533 in 2022, according to a report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published Wednesday.
Number of jailed journalists worldwide hits record high
Kyodo News, Published on 14/12/2022
» NEW YORK: A record-high 363 journalists were imprisoned around the world this year for doing their work, with Iran jailing the most at 62 of the total, a New York-based journalism advocacy group said Wednesday.
Iran publicly executes second man over protests, defying outcry
AFP, Published on 12/12/2022
» PARIS: Iran on Monday executed a second man convicted over the protests that have shaken the regime for almost three months, defying an international outcry over its use of capital punishment against those involved in the movement.