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Iran sentences 3 more to death over Amini protests
Published on 09/01/2023
» The Islamic republic has been rocked by civil unrest since the September 16 death in custody of Kurdish Iranian Amini, 22, following her arrest for allegedly violating Iran's strict dress code for women.
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.
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.
More Iranians at imminent risk of execution: rights groups
AFP, Published on 11/12/2022
» PARIS: Several Iranians were on Sunday at risk of imminent execution over protests that have rocked the country's clerical regime, rights groups warned, after an international backlash over Iran's first hanging linked to the movement.
Iran executes protester who wounded guard
Published on 08/12/2022
» DUBAI: Iran has executed a protester who was convicted of injuring a security guard with a knife and closing off a street in Tehran, the official IRNA news agency reported.