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French foreign minister says diplomats detained in Iran have returned home

French foreign minister says diplomats detained in Iran have returned home

France warned Iran of consequences on Thursday after Iranian security officers detained two French diplomats in Tehran for nearly four hours and allegedly beat one of them, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said, adding the diplomats had already returned home.

Iran protester handed down three death sentences, rights group says

Iran protester handed down three death sentences, rights group says

A Tehran court has sentenced protester Ahad Shokouhian to death three times over his involvement in January demonstrations, the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights reported on Thursday.

Paris weighs reducing embassy staff in Tehran, source says

France is reviewing whether to reduce staffing at its embassy after two French diplomats were detained, interrogated and allegedly abused by Iranian security forces in Tehran, according to information obtained by Iran International on Tuesday.

Two men sentenced to death for helping wounded protesters in Shiraz

A Revolutionary Court in Shiraz has sentenced political prisoners Mojtaba Dehbandi and Kianoush Hamzehei Kazerooni to death for helping protesters wounded during the January uprising, Iran Human Rights reported.

Iran secretly buried first of 12 sentenced to death in protest case

Iran secretly buried first of 12 sentenced to death in protest case

Iranian authorities secretly buried teenage protester Erfan Esfandiyari without his family present and have reinstated the death sentence of another young defendant in the same Isfahan case, sources told Iran International.

Family of executed protester says he was tortured into false confession

Family of executed protester says he was tortured into false confession

The family of 37-year-old executed protester Mohammad Amini Dehaghani has told Iran International that he was tortured into making a false confession, denied effective legal representation and deprived of the chance to appeal his death sentence.

Australia declines timeline for delayed Iranian skilled visa cases

Australia declines timeline for delayed Iranian skilled visa cases

Australia declined to provide a timeline for resolving delayed skilled visa applications from Iranian nationals and did not directly answer whether Iranian applicants face additional security or identity checks compared with other nationalities.

Leaked presidency report shows how Iran plans to manage record public anger

Leaked presidency report shows how Iran plans to manage record public anger

A confidential report by Iran's presidency, leaked this week, records the highest public anger ever measured in any country and finds that nine in ten Iranians want change. Its advice to the leadership: manage the anger, not its causes.

Iran extends British prisoner's sentence by two years, family says

Iran extends British prisoner's sentence by two years, family says

A British man jailed in Iran on espionage charges was given an additional two-year prison term after authorities accused him of speaking to the media from prison, his family said.

January protesters trapped in 'hell' of Greater Tehran prison, inmates say

January protesters trapped in 'hell' of Greater Tehran prison, inmates say

January protesters held in Greater Tehran Penitentiary are being kept in severely overcrowded and unsanitary conditions without adequate medical care, clean drinking water or sufficient food, according to multiple inmates and eyewitnesses who spoke to Iran International.

Iran summons British ambassador after London calls in senior diplomat

Iran summons British ambassador after London calls in senior diplomat

Iran summoned the British ambassador in Tehran on Thursday, two days after Britain called in Iran's most senior diplomat in London following the conviction of two Romanian men over the stabbing of an Iran International journalist.

We live through decisions we don't make

We live through decisions we don't make

The strangest feeling in Tehran today is not fear or even despair. It is the sense that the fate of our country is being decided everywhere except by the people who live in it.

Twelve prisoners at risk of execution in Isfahan protest case, lawyer says

Twelve prisoners at risk of execution in Isfahan protest case, lawyer says

Twelve protesters in Isfahan face imminent execution after Iran’s Supreme Court upheld death sentences in a case built around the alleged killing of four Basij members, a lawyer familiar with the case told Iran International.

From seized legacy to US prison, Hassan Nemazee life mirrors Iran’s upheaval

From seized legacy to US prison, Hassan Nemazee life mirrors Iran’s upheaval

Hassan Nemazee inherited one of Iran’s best-known charitable legacies, lost his family’s fortune to the 1979 revolution and later found a new cause inside a US prison: justice reform.

British couple remain on hunger strike in Tehran prison, rights group says

British couple remain on hunger strike in Tehran prison, rights group says

British nationals Craig and Lindsay Foreman remain on hunger strike in Tehran’s Evin prison and have been denied adequate medical care, essential medicine and family phone calls, US-based rights group HRANA reported on Monday.

Iran keeps Ejei as judiciary chief, preserving hardline course

Iran keeps Ejei as judiciary chief, preserving hardline course

Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei was recently reappointed as judiciary chief for another five-year term, reinforcing the Islamic Republic’s security-focused judicial system and offering an early indication of how Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei intends to manage power.

Classified warning projected up to 3,000 deaths at Khamenei funeral - Die Welt

Classified warning projected up to 3,000 deaths at Khamenei funeral - Die Welt

Iranian authorities are preparing for the possibility that Ali Khamenei’s week-long funeral ceremonies could leave between 1,500 and 3,000 people dead, Germany’s WELT reported, citing a classified document and municipal sources in Tehran.

Court documents reveal Iranian intelligence contacts in Sweden

Court documents reveal Iranian intelligence contacts in Sweden

Court documents have revealed extensive alleged contacts between a former Swedish Migration Agency employee and Iranian intelligence, raising concerns that sensitive information about asylum seekers and critics of the Islamic Republic may have been compromised.

Five more protesters sentenced to death in central Iran

Five more protesters sentenced to death in central Iran

Five protesters arrested in central Iran in connection with the January uprising have been sentenced to death on charges of “enmity against God,” sources familiar with their cases told Iran International.

Romanian men get combined 20 years over Iran International journalist attack

Romanian men get combined 20 years over Iran International journalist attack

A London court on Friday sentenced Romanian nationals George Stana and Nandito Badea to a combined 20 years in prison for stabbing Iran International journalist Pouria Zeraati outside his Wimbledon home in March 2024.

Iran sentences political prisoner and fiancée to death on Israel-linked charges

Iran sentences political prisoner and fiancée to death on Israel-linked charges

A Tehran Revolutionary Court judge has sentenced political prisoner Mehdi Nazer and his fiancée, Mahnaz Chardouli, to death and also 10 years in prison, according to information received by Iran International.

Iran re-arrests environmental activists from 2018 espionage case, lawyer says

Iran re-arrests environmental activists from 2018 espionage case, lawyer says

Iranian security forces arrested environmental activists Houman Jokar and Sepideh Kashani at their home on Wednesday and seized their electronic devices, their lawyer said.