Iran’s Raisi promises to pursue crackdown on protesters; cleric critical of execution
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters A prominent dissenting Sunni cleric on Friday said the death sentence of an Iranian protester involved in anti-government unrest violated sharia law, as President Ebrahim Raisi promised to press on with a crackdown a day after the man’s execution. On Thursday, Iran hanged Mohsen Shekari, who had been convicted of injuring […]
Iran protesters call for strike, prosecutor says morality police shut down
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Protesters in Iran called on Sunday for a three-day strike this week, stepping up pressure on authorities after the public prosecutor said the morality police whose detention of a young woman triggered months of protests had been shut down. There was no confirmation of the closure from the Interior Ministry which […]
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, […]
President Raisi says Iran thwarted US destabilisation
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters President Ebrahim Raisi said Iran’s cities were “safe and sound” after what he called a failed attempt by the United States to repeat the 2011 Arab uprisings in the Islamic Republic, Iranian media reported on Saturday as protests continued for a 50th day. Iran’s clerical leadership has struggled to suppress demonstrations […]
Iran prison fire death toll grows as some EU states call for sanctions
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Eight prisoners died as a result of a fire at Tehran’s Evin prison over the weekend, Iran’s judiciary said on Monday, doubling the death toll from a blaze that has increased pressure on the government as it struggles to contain mass protests. The fate of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian […]
Iran’s President says Amini’s death is “tragic incident”, but “chaos” unacceptable
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday said that the death of a young woman in custody had “saddened” everyone in the Islamic Republic, but warned that “chaos” would not be accepted amid spreading violent protests over Mahsa Amini’s death. Amini’s death two weeks ago has sparked anti-government protests across Iran, with […]
One killed amid price protests in Iran
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Protests over soaring food prices continued in several cities in Iran on Saturday, according to postings on social media, while an Iranian lawmaker told local media one person was killed in a demonstration in the south-west. The protests were triggered last week by a cut in state subsidies for imported wheat that caused price […]