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 […]
Iran lawmakers demand severe punishment for “rioters” as protests rage
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Hardline Iranian lawmakers urged the judiciary on Sunday to “deal decisively” with perpetrators of unrest, as the Islamic Republic struggles to suppress the biggest show of dissent in years. Widespread anti-government demonstrations erupted in September after the death of young Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, who had been detained by morality […]
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 […]
Security forces tear gas students defying Iran protest ultimatum
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Protests in Iran entered a more violent phase on Sunday as students, who defied an ultimatum by the Revolutionary Guards and a warning from the President, were met with tear gas and gunfire from security forces, social media videos showed. The confrontations at dozens of universities prompted the threat of a […]
Prison blaze: Deadly Iran jail fire erupted as police clashed with inmates, sources say
Reuters correspondents investigate circumstances around a deadly fire in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison…
Iran prison fire kills four, injures 61 as protests persist
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters A fire at Iran’s Evin prison late on Saturday killed four detainees and injured 61, state media reported, as anti-government protests sparked by a woman’s death in police custody continued on Sunday, including at several universities. Iranian authorities said on Saturday that a prison workshop had been set on fire “after […]
Fire, gunshots at Tehran jail holding political prisoners, dual nationals
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters A fire broke out on Saturday in Tehran’s Evin prison, where many of Iran’s political and dual-national detainees are held, and witnesses reported hearing gunfire. State news agency IRNA said eight people were injured in the unrest, which erupted after nearly a month of protests across Iran over the death in […]
Iran protests over young woman’s death continue, 83 said killed
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Protests continued in several cities across Iran on Thursday against the death of young woman in police custody, state and social media reported, as a human rights group said at least 83 people had been killed in nearly two weeks of demonstrations. Mahsa Amini, 22, from the Iranian Kurdish town of […]
Iran protests Western stance on mass protests over woman’s death
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Iran summoned the British and Norwegian ambassadors over what it called interference and hostile media coverage of the nationwide unrest triggered by the death of a woman detained by morality police. Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian also criticised US support for “rioters” – the label Tehran has used for many who […]
Iran’s Raisi warns against “acts of chaos” over Mahsa Amini’s death
New York, US/Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Thursday that “acts of chaos” are not acceptable, in a warning to protesters who have taken to the streets across the country in fury over the death of a woman in the morality police’s custody. Speaking at a news conference on the sidelines […]