A US jury’s conviction of two men for attempting to assassinate Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad in New York on orders from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has prompted reactions from senior US officials.
A US jury has found Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov guilty on all charges related to a plot to assassinate Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad.
Iranians gathered at major historical sites across the country to celebrate the New Year with patriotic chants calling for the return of the pre-Islamic Revolution monarchy.
Iran summoned the German ambassador and British charge d'affaires on Wednesday over their countries' role in drafting a resolution at the UN Human Rights Council to extend the mandate of a fact-finding mission on Iran's human rights record.
French citizen Olivier Grondeau was released from 887 days in detention in Iran, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday in a post on X.
Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad took to the stand in a Manhattan Federal court Tuesday recounting the chilling moment she came face-to-face with the man who had been sent to kill her.
The United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Iran, Mai Sato, has warned that the Islamic Republic is increasing its use of executions as a tool to suppress dissent as she presented her first report to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday.
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has rejected Iran's objection to a lawsuit filed by four nations over the 2020 downing of Ukraine Flight PS752, bringing them a step closer to holding Tehran accountable, officials said Monday.
The testimony of an FBI agent Monday in Manhattan Federal court reveals Iran’s ties with the mobsters who they allegedly hired to kill dissident Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad.
Iranian civil society organizations convened in Geneva on Monday to present evidence of human rights violations in Iran with a focus on the persecution of Baha’is.
The Trump administration is considering sweeping travel restrictions that could fully suspend visa issuance for citizens of ten countries, including Iran, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.
The UN rights body has ruled the detention of a top Iranian rapper and activist arbitrary and contrary to international law in a response to a petition submitted by rights groups and international lawyers on his behalf.
Iran is intensifying its crackdown on women, minorities, and activists using drones, facial recognition, and tracking apps to monitor and suppress dissent, a new UN report reveals.
Iranian authorities have intensified their campaign against online dating content, summoning or arresting 15 people involved in organizing blind date events on social media.
A new United Nations report has strongly criticized Iran for a dramatic increase in executions, systematic gender-based discrimination, and repression of minorities in 2024.
Former Iranian world wrestling champion Sardar Pashaei has condemned the arrest of his sister for speaking out against the Islamic theocracy's discriminatory laws on International Women’s Day.
Iranian authorities have ramped up an effort to control female singers, blocking Instagram accounts belonging to multiple artists in recent days under judiciary orders.
Two men accused of being members of the Russian mob are standing trial in a US federal court over an alleged Iran-backed plot to kill Iranian-American feminist activist Masih Alinejad on US soil.
A top former Revolutionary Guards commander has revealed that revenue from arms deals helped finance Iran's assassinations of political opponents overseas, in a shock admission which his office swiftly retracted as a sign of debilitation after brain surgery.
Brooklyn-based Iranian dissident activist Masih Alinejad says she will testify in a Manhattan federal court trial starting Monday against three men accused of plotting to assassinate her on behalf of the Islamic Republic.
Tributes poured in for Abol Korkor, an Iranian protester who took his own life on Saturday during a live Instagram broadcast as security forces stormed his hideout in the southwestern city of Izeh.
An Iranian protester who was carrying a gun took his own life during a live Instagram broadcast on Saturday after security forces raided his residence in Izeh, southwestern Iran, activists confirmed.