Iranian activist says he was sexually abused during protest arrest
An Iranian political activist has accused security forces of sexual and verbal abuse when he was arrested in Tehran on Monday.
Nobel laureate urges UN to take action against gender apartheid in Iran
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi on Sunday urged the United Nations to criminalize gender apartheid, in a message from prison on the second anniversary of Iran's 'Woman, Life Freedom' movement.
Sunday, 09/15/2024 Iranians hold global rallies to mark anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death
In a show of global solidarity, Iranians staged protest rallies across cities in Europe and Australia on Sunday, as communities in the United States also planned their own gatherings in different cities.
Sunday, 09/15/2024 After Mahsa protests: How the Islamic Republic ensures its survival
Despite the powerful protests from 2017 to the 2022 Mahsa uprising, Iran's political landscape remains intensely debated as analysts and opposition groups seek to understand why the Islamic Republic does not fall.
Sunday, 09/15/2024 Mahsa Amini’s family under house arrest on anniversary of her death in Iran
On the second anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death in morality police custody, Iranian authorities have threatened her family with arrest as they restricted gatherings at her burial site to quash potential unrest.
Sunday, 09/15/2024 Iran’s regime-change movement in hibernation on Mahsa’s protest anniversary
Iran’s Mahsa movement (2022-2023) was a non-violent uprising aimed at overthrowing the Islamic rule established in 1979. The government’s sole response was to suppress the protestors because of the movement’s objective.
Sunday, 09/15/2024 Global protests mark second anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death
The world on Saturday witnessed a unified wave of protests marking the second anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian woman whose killing at the hands of Iran's morality police in 2022 sparked nationwide ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ protests.
Sunday, 09/15/2024 Iran executes champion wrestler ahead of Afkari's remembrance
Just a day before the fourth anniversary of the execution of champion Greco-Roman wrestler Navid Afkari, the Islamic Republic reportedly hanged a second decorated Greco-Roman wrestler, Morteza Yousefi, on Wednesday.
Friday, 09/13/2024 Since uprising in Iran impunity for crimes reigns supreme - Rights group
In spite of global sanctions and global condemnation, two years after Iran’s Woman Life Freedom uprising, “impunity for crimes reigns supreme”.
Wednesday, 09/11/2024 Iranian artists need protection from state threats - Report
On the second anniversary of Iran's sweeping anti-regime protests, a new report by two rights groups calls for urgent international intervention to protect Iranian artists who face severe repression for their creative dissent.
Wednesday, 09/11/2024 Female Iranian activist dies from gunshot wounds sustained in 2022 protests
Sara Deldar, a former political prisoner, has died due to multiple infections caused by pellet wounds sustained during the 2022 nationwide protests after being shot by Iranian security forces.
Monday, 09/09/2024 Iranian nurses continue protests over pay and poor working conditions
Nurses and healthcare workers in multiple cities across central Iran, including Isfahan, Qom, and Kashan, held protests on Saturday demanding better wages and improved working conditions.
Sunday, 09/08/2024 Iran escalates crackdown ahead of ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ anniversary
As the anniversary of Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom protests approaches, security forces have begun a wave of arrests, repeating a pattern of repression targeting Iranian civil society and families of slain protestors.
Friday, 09/06/2024 Global rallies planned to mark two years since Mahsa Amini's killing
As global calls intensify to commemorate the second anniversary of Mahsa Jina Amini’s state-sanctioned killing, her family remains uncertain if security forces will permit a memorial ceremony in her hometown.
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