Iran protests
Bereaved Iranians respond to Pezeshkian's claims to UNGA that US, Israel armed January protesters
“Our people have been in the streets every night to defend our Iran and to prevent those incited and armed by the US and Israel from creating insecurity within the country,” Pezeshkian said.
UN probe finds Iran committed crimes against humanity in crackdown, cites US and Israel for strikes
UN accuses US military of committing war crimes, Iranian regime of crimes against humanity
'Women, Life, Freedom' Iran uprising survivors honor Mahsa Amini on anniversary of her death
‘Last Breath’: The campaign giving Iran’s condemned a face and a name
This year, more than 950 people have been executed in Iran, including at least 29 people arrested in connection with January’s protests. Months later, scores are still at risk of execution.
Iran’s regime is increasingly forced to defend itself at home - opinion
Iran’s regime is increasingly turning its security apparatus inward as protests, armed opposition and internal threats put pressure on the IRGC.
UN chief Guterres slammed for ignoring Iranian regime executions in talk with President Pezeshkian
The UN’s official readout of the meeting said Guterres and Pezeshkian discussed the humanitarian and economic consequences of the conflict between Iran and the US.
Iranians protesting unfair employment, economy brutalized by security forces, rights group says
The Human Rights Activists’ News Agency reported that young protesters began demonstrating over allegations of unethical hiring practices at the Lishtar refinery project.
Iranian regime sentences 10 January protesters to death, six others receive 25 years in prison
According to rights groups' claims, more than 500 people have been killed by the regime since the protests erupted in January.
Who is Leila Abolhasani? The mother sentenced to death after Iran’s January protests
Abolhasani, a 43-year-old beautician and mother of two teenage girls, was sentenced to death for “enmity against God” after authorities accused her of helping set fire to a supermarket.
Facing exile and persecution, an Iranian dissident crossed from devout Muslim to student of Judaism
IRANIAN AFFAIRS: Iranian refugee Behnam Vali Heydarian recounts persecution, attacks, pro-Israel activism, and fears of deportation to Iran after his journey from Islam to Christianity and Judaism.
Tehran readies to crush renewed unrest, risking war to maintain control in Strait of Hormuz
A senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday that Iran would shift to a “fully offensive” posture after Washington ruled out extending a temporary ceasefire agreement.
Iran executes man convicted of running over police during January protests
Shahram Sadeghi was accused of driving a car into police officers in Karaj on January 8, injuring seven officers, one of whom was reportedly left in a coma for three months.
Islamic Republic has no option but to wage war to survive, Iranian student says - interview
Minoo, a left-wing student at a university in Tehran, told The Media Line that the January uprising "demonstrated how millions of people...could overthrow the regime."