A new bipartisan bill in the US is pushing for measures to empower Iranians to help overthrow the government in favour of a democratic alternative including facilitating greater internet access and funding for dissidents.
The Iranian police intelligence agency has issued thousands of gun permits to senior state officials in what a hacktivist group described as an unprecedented response to fear of internal reprisals.
In his Eid al-Fitr sermon, Ali Khamenei once again voiced concern about the possible resurgence of anti-government protests in Iran, using his signature rhetoric to warn of a "new sedition."
The United Nations Human Rights Council is set to vote on extending the mandates of both its fact-finding mission on Iran and its human rights rapporteur, citing ongoing and systemic human rights violations, according to a draft resolution seen by Iran International.
Iranian judicial authorities have announced arrests and legal action against individuals who took part in New Year’s celebrations at historical sites, accusing them of desecration, disrupting public order, and violating Islamic norms.
Iranians across the country defied government warnings and took to the streets en masse on Tuesday night in celebration of the ancient festival of Charshanbe Suri in spite of a huge security presence.
The Islamic Republic’s crackdown over the years has gradually turned the ancient festival of lighting bonfires before Nowruz into a night of youth defying authorities.
Iran has unveiled a prototype of its national artificial intelligence (AI) platform, developed in collaboration with Sharif University of Technology.
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.
Iranian women will overthrow the Islamic Republic even if it survives a war, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi said in a message marking the International Women's Day.
President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday he cannot implement a law that Iranians oppose, after hardliners largely thwarted his agenda by pushing out top aides and rejecting his overtures to Washington.
Iranian singer Mehdi Yarrahi, known for his protest songs in support of the Women, Life, Freedom movement, received 74 lashes as part of his sentence, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
Last week I took my teenage niece to a concert at Tehran’s iconic Vahdat Hall, where two large portraits hang high on stage walls, watching over the audience. “What’s the Islamic Republic doing here,” my niece joked.
Two years after Iran's 2022 protests, escaped dissidents tell Iran International about bureaucratic hurdles and asylum denials.
A prominent sociologist in Tehran has warned that Iran could face widespread protests if the government fails to improve the country’s worsening financial situation and curb rising prices.
Iran is on the cusp of a possible revolution, exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi said in an interview with The Telegraph published Sunday, calling on Western countries to brace for the historic change.
The Iranian government faces a delicate challenge in handling current university protests amid broader public frustration over rising prices and stalled diplomacy with the West.
Exiled Iranian prince Reza Pahlavi called for unity and democratic engagement among opposition forces during a meeting in Munich on Sunday.
Protests over the death of a 19-year-old University of Tehran student continue to intensify, as others gathered in front of the university's central library on Saturday amid reports of a heavy security presence on the main campus.
Security forces arrested at least four students at Tehran University's dormitory after students held a protest earlier on Friday against the recent murder of a classmate by thieves.
Exiled prince Reza Pahlavi said on Thursday that the Munich Security Conference (MSC) retracted his invitation at the behest of the German government due to threats from the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Iran's security forces on Thursday arrested dozens who gathered in central Tehran to protest the ongoing house arrest of the 2009 Green Movement leaders.