HRW and Amnesty warn that Tehran uses rape, sexual violence, and torture to suppress dissent, continuing a pattern of violence following previous protests. Content warning: This article contains references and descriptions of sexual violence and torture. Reader discretion is advised. A child is one of two Iranian protesters, formerly held in Kermanshah, who allege they…
A Hong Kong travel blogger whose brief disappearance during a solo trip to protest-hit Iran has triggered a heated online debate over the safety of women travelling alone to politically volatile nations. More female solo travellers took to the internet on Sunday to share their experiences and feelings on visiting Iran for leisure, as the…
new video loaded: Demonstrators Around the World Show Solidarity for Iran Protests transcript Back transcript Demonstrators Around the World Show Solidarity for Iran Protests For several nights in a row, antigovernment protests have rocked Iran, as a government crackdown intensifies. This weekend, protesters around the world showed their solidarity for the people of Iran and…
new video loaded: Demonstrators Around the World Show Solidarity for Iran Protests transcript Back transcript Demonstrators Around the World Show Solidarity for Iran Protests For several nights in a row, antigovernment protests have rocked Iran, as a government crackdown intensifies. This weekend, protesters around the world showed their solidarity for the people of Iran and…
Iran’s diplomatic moves, not calling for assistance or reaching out to its allies, seem to be intended to show that Tehran believes everything is going to turn out all right. Iran has faced almost two weeks of protests. Reports indicate that hundreds of protesters may have been killed. However, Tehran has sought to cut off…
As protests sweep Iran, a powerful image likened to Tiananmen’s ‘Tank Man’ surfaces, echoing the bazaari class’s historic defiance amid economic collapse and rising calls for regime change. As theprotests spreading across Iran stretch into their third day, one image from the demonstrations has gone viral across social media. It shows a brave protester sitting…
Clashes have reportedly broken out across multiple streets in Tehran, with authorities using tear gas to disperse the protesters. Protests in the Islamic Republic entered a second day as demonstrators voiced anger over the rapidly falling value of the rial, while regime officials blamed the unrest and broadereconomic decline on what they described as enemy…
Iran welcomes a potential “fair and balanced” U.S. nuclear proposal, but Tehran has not received any proposal for negotiations, the country’s top diplomat said on Saturday. “If we receive a reasonable, balanced, and fair proposal from the Americans for negotiations, we will certainly consider it,” Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told state television. Iran on…
By Andrew Mills and Parisa Hafezi DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The first group of about 400 Iranians expected to be deported from the U.S. under President Donald Trump‘s immigration crackdown were due to land in Qatar on Tuesday before flying to Tehran, a U.S. and an Iranian official said. The group included both convicted criminals and people…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran weighed Sunday how to respond to reimposed United Nations sanctions over its atomic program, with one lawmaker suggesting parliament would consider potentially withdrawing from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. The sanctions again freeze Iranian assets abroad, halt arms deals with Tehran and penalize any development of Iran’s ballistic missile…