Iran: Fire breaks out at Evin prison, four die
Oct 16, 2022, at 10:38 pm
Tehran: A major fire broke out at Iran's Evin prison which left at least four people dead and 61 others injured, media reports said.
Eight injured in Iran's Evin prison fire
Oct 16, 2022, at 02:43 pm
Tehran/UNI: At least eight people were injured in a fire at Tehran's Evin prison, the official news agency IRNA reported.
Swedish Euro MP chops hair to support Iran's anti-hijab protests
Oct 06, 2022, at 08:31 am
A Swedish European lawmaker expressed her support for the anti-hijab protest in Iran by chopping her in parliament and calling for European Union (EU) to take action against Tehran, media reports said.
Iran blames unrest on US, Israel
Oct 04, 2022, at 10:39 pm
Tehran: Iran's supreme leader has blamed the US and Israel for the protests sweeping the country following the death of a woman in police custody.
Women demonstrate in Kabul over Mahsa Amini's death, Taliban fire into air disperse protesters
Oct 01, 2022, at 01:23 am
Kabul: The Taliban forces shot in the air to disperse the women protesters who had assembled in front of the Iranian Embassy in Kabul to demonstrate against the death of Mahsa Amini.
Iran: UN experts demand stay of execution for two women LGBT rights activists
Sep 30, 2022, at 01:47 am
New York: Iran must immediately stay the executions of two womensentenced to death for supporting the human rights of lesbian, gay,bisexual, trans and gender-diverse (LGBT) people, a large group ofUN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Wednesday.
Iran: UN condemns violent crackdown against hijab protests
Sep 29, 2022, at 09:56 pm
Authorities in Iran must fully respect the rights of protestors calling for justice for Mahsa Amini, the young woman who died in custody after being arrested for allegedly violating strict dress codes, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday. Later in the day, the UN chief said he was becoming "increasingly concerned" about reports of the death toll rising, "including women and children."
Sep 29, 2022, at 01:31 am
Madrid/UNI: The Spanish Foreign Ministry has summoned Iranian Ambassador Hassan Ghashghavi to express protest over the suppression of demonstrations in Iran, the Europa Press news agency reported on Wednesday.
Mahsa Amini protest: US to ease internet curbs for Iranians
Sep 24, 2022, at 02:46 pm
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday said his government will ease internet curbs on Iran to counter Tehran's clampdown on protests which were sparked by a woman's death in police custody leading to 35 deaths in the worst unrest in Iran for years.
'We are in New York': Iran Prez refuses interview with journalist who said no to headscarf
Sep 23, 2022, at 06:57 pm
New York: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi refused veteran journalist Christiane Amanpour an interview after she declined to wear a headscarf, media reports said.
UN experts strongly condemn death of Mahsa Amini, ‘victim of Iran’s sustained repression’
Sep 23, 2022, at 05:28 pm
New York: UN independent human rights experts on Thursday strongly condemned the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody following her arrest for allegedly failing to comply with Iran’s strict rules on women’s dress, by wearing what authorities said was “an improper hijab”.
Sep 23, 2022, at 03:24 pm
Washington: The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Thursday said it has decided to designate Iran’s Morality Police for abuse and violence against Iranian women and the violation of the rights of peaceful Iranian protestors.
Iran: Mahsa Amini's father said authorities lied about her death
Sep 23, 2022, at 02:18 pm
Tehran: The father of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for “improper hijab” and allegedly beaten up by the Islamic Republic’s “morality” police, has accused authorities about her death.
Mahsa Amini death: At least 31 killed in Iran as authorities crack down on anti-hijab protesters
Sep 23, 2022, at 04:51 am
At least 31 people have been killed across Iran in the crack down on anti-hijab protests triggered by the custodial death of 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for “improper hijab” and allegedly beaten up by the Islamic Republic’s “morality” police, media reports said citing Oslo-based NGO Iran Human Rights (IHR).
Alarm over Iranian woman’s death after ‘improper’ hijab arrest
Sep 21, 2022, at 05:35 pm
New York: The acting High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif, expressed alarm on Tuesday at the death in custody in Iran of a woman after she was detained for wearing an “improper” hijab
Mahsa Amini Death: Anti-hijab protests continue across Iran, three die
Sep 21, 2022, at 03:05 pm
Tehran: At least three people were killed as they protested in different parts of Iran over the death of a woman in custody for breaking hijab laws.
Improper hijab: 22-year-old Iranian woman dies after 'beaten' up by police
Sep 17, 2022, at 03:23 pm
A 22-year-old Iranian woman died after she was arrested for “improper hijab” and allegedly beaten up by the Islamic Republic’s “morality” police, media reports said on Saturday.
UAE ambassador resumes duties in Iran after six-year absence
Sep 15, 2022, at 02:27 am
Tehran/IBNS: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ambassador to Iran Saif Mohammed Al Zaabi, who has returned to Tehran six years after ties were downgraded, met with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said.
Rights experts urge Iran to end ‘systematic persecution’ of religious minorities
Aug 23, 2022, at 06:44 pm
New York: Authorities in Iran must stop the persecution and harassment of religious minorities, a group of independent UN human rights experts said in a statement issued on Monday expressing alarm over the escalation in incidents there.
Taliban kill its rebel Hazara Shia commander 'trying to flee to Iran from Afghanistan'
Aug 19, 2022, at 08:37 pm
Herat, Afghanistan: The Taliban’s lone Hazara Shia commander, who reportedly parted ways with the Islamic emirate a couple of months ago, was killed when he attempted to flee to Iran, media reports said on Friday.
Hadi Matar: Anatomy of an attack on Salman Rushdie and its aftermath
Aug 14, 2022, at 02:16 am
Twentyfour-year-old Hadi Matar has been confirmed as the attacker of British-American author Salman Rushdie on Aug 12 on the grounds of Chautauqua Institution, New York, even as the resident of New Jersey who seemed to be an Islamist and sympathetic to Iran is hailed by a section of his community as a hero.
One dies in border clash between Iran, Taliban : Reports
Aug 01, 2022, at 03:16 am
Kabul: One person has died and another got injured in a clash between border forces of Iran and the Taliban (under UN sanctions over terrorist activities) in Afghanistan's southwestern province of Nimruz, Afghan media reported on Sunday.
Iran: Top rights expert welcomes Swedish verdict in mass executions case
Jul 16, 2022, at 06:54 pm
New York: The conviction of an Iranian official by a Swedish court for his part in the mass execution and torture of political prisoners was welcomed on Friday by a top UN-appointed independent rights expert.
US reaffirms support to Israel against threat from Iran
Jul 07, 2022, at 07:20 pm
Washington/UNI: Ahead of President Joe Biden's visit to Israel, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reaffirmed US' support to bilateral partnership and in countering threats, including those from Iran.
‘Effort and patience’ required to restore Iran nuclear agreement
Jul 02, 2022, at 12:29 am
New York: Despite diplomatic engagements, restoring the so-called Iran nuclear agreement continues to be hindered by political and technical differences, the UN political and peacebuilding chief told the Security Council on Thursday.
Iran-US nuclear talks end without any progress
Jun 30, 2022, at 09:34 pm
Doha/UNI: Indirect negotiations between Iran and the US over the Middle Eastern nation's tattered nuclear deal with world powers ended in Qatar without making any significant progress amid a growing crisis over the Islamic Republic’s atomic programme, Khaleej Times reported on Thursday.
Iran urged to halt imminent finger amputation of eight prisoners
Jun 24, 2022, at 08:58 pm
New York: The UN human rights office, OHCHR, is urging Iran to call off plans to amputate the fingers of eight prisoners convicted of burglary, Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said on Wednesday.
Rights experts alarmed by violent civil society crackdown in Iran
Jun 17, 2022, at 11:22 pm
New York: UN independent human rights experts have deplored the recent violent crackdown on civil society in Iran, calling on Wednesday for independent investigations into excessive use of force against protestors.
Pakistan: Allies show ‘full confidence’ in PM Shehbaz
Jun 10, 2022, at 05:02 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The ruling coalition in Pakistan has expressed full confidence in Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a day before the announcement of the new government's first budget, Dawn reported.
Iran: 10 die, several feared trapped as building collapses in Abadan
May 24, 2022, at 03:18 pm
Abadan: At least ten people died and dozens others were injured as an unfinished building collapsed in south-west Iran, media reports said on Tuesday.