Iran’s Supreme Leader issues pardon for “tens of thousands” of prisoners – IRNA
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Iran’s supreme leader has pardoned “tens of thousands” of prisoners including some arrested in recent anti-government protests, state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday, after a deadly state crackdown helped quell the nationwide unrest. However, the pardon approved by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei came with conditions, according to details announced in state […]
Iran hangs two men accused of killing security agent during protests
Reuters Iran hanged two men on Saturday for allegedly killing a member of the security forces during nationwide protests that followed the death of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini on 16th September, drawing condemnation from the EU, the United States and other Western nations. The two men executed on Saturday had been convicted of […]
Iran carries out second execution linked to wave of popular protests
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters The Islamic Republic on Monday hanged a man in public who state media said had been convicted of killing two members of the security forces, the second execution in less than a week of people involved in protests against Iran’s ruling theocracy. Nationwide unrest erupted three months ago after the death […]
Iran state body reports 200 dead in protests, Raisi hails ‘freedoms’
Reuters President Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday hailed Iran’s Islamic Republic as a guarantor of rights and freedoms, defending the the ruling system amid a crackdown on anti-government protests that the United Nations says has cost more than 300 lives. A top state security body meanwhile said that 200 people, including members of the security forces, […]
Niece of Iran’s Supreme Leader urges world to cut ties with Tehran – online video
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s niece, a well known rights activist, has called on foreign governments to cut all ties with Tehran over its violent crackdown on popular unrest kindled by the death in police custody of a young woman. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s niece Farideh Moradkhani, a well […]
Iran leader says “enemies” may target workers as protests rage
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Protests raged on at Iranian universities and in some cities on Saturday as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned the country’s “enemies” may try to mobilise workers after failing to topple the Islamic government in more than two months of unrest. One of the boldest challenges to Iran’s clerical leaders in […]