Mahsa Amini protests

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Iran’s city of Qomis one of the country’s most important centers for Shiite Muslim clerics, packed with religious schools and revered shrines. But even here, some are quietly calling for Iran’s ruling theocracy…

Protests rocked Iran again overnight after a seeming slowdown in recent weeks, with marchers calling for the overthrow of the Islamic Republic, online video posts purportedly showed on Friday. The marches in numerous cities including…

A young couple in Iran have been arrested and imprisoned after posting a video of themselves dancing together in front of Tehran’s Azadi (Freedom) Tower. Astiyazh Haghighi, 21, and her fiancé Amir Mohammad Ahmadi, 22, both popular…

DUBAI: Bomb-carrying drones targeted an Iranian defense factory in the central city of Isfahanovernight, authorities said early Sunday, causing some damage at the plant amid heightened regional and international tensions engulfing the…

Iran warned on Thursday that the European Union would “shoot itself in the foot” if it designated the Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity, a day after the European Parliament called on the EU and its member states to do…

Four months after the death of Mahsa Amini, civil unrest continues to play out in Iran despite the regime’s attempts to quash it. The 22-year-old’s death at the hands of Iran’s morality police on Sept. 16, 2022, unleashed years of…

Last Updated: January 10, 2023, 21:30 ISTThe sentence, which can still be appealed, brings to 18 the total number of people the judiciary have announced have been condemned to death in connection with the protests. (Image: Reuters)Javad…

Canada has slapped new sanctions that target “Iranian propaganda” as protests against the regime near their fourth month. In a news release on Monday, the federal government said two Iranian officials and three entities are…

With 2022 coming to an end, it's that time of the year when you look back and reflect upon the past 12 months. And by doing so, Dictionary.com recently announced that they have chosen 'Woman' as their 2022 Word of the Year. Commenting on…

Iran was ousted from a United Nations women’s group on Wednesday for policies contrary to the rights of women and girls, a move proposed by the United States after Tehran’s crackdown on protests over the death of a young woman in…