Topline Iranian authorities released Taraneh Alidoosti, the star of the 2016 Oscar-winning film The Salesman, on Wednesday, three weeks after the actress was jailed for supporting protests against the...
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Iran Hangs Protestor In Regime’s First Execution Over Anti-Government Demonstrations
Topline Iran has executed a man arrested during the ongoing anti-government protests sweeping the nation, according to state media, the first known use of the death penalty in connection with the unre...
Iran Abolishes Morality Police And Mulls Changes To Mandatory Hijab Law Amid Ongoing Anti-Government Protests
Topline Iranian authorities have abolished the country’s morality police—which would penalize women in public for not adhering to the country’s stringent dress code—after months of anti-government pro...
London Accuses Tehran Of Threatening Lives Of Journalists In UK
Protest outside the Iranian embassy in London on September 24, 2022, following the death of Mahsa … [+] Amini in police custody in Iran six days earlier (Photo: Matthew Chattle/Future Publishing...
4 Dead In Fire At Iran’s Notorious Evin Prison As Protests Continue
Topline A fire broke out at Iran’s Evin prison—known for housing anti-government activists and political prisoners—over the weekend, killing at least four people and injuring more than 60, state media...
Will Mahsa Amini’s Death Herald A New Start For Iran?
TOPSHOT – A protester holds a portrait of Mahsa Amini during a demonstration in support of Amini, a … [+] young Iranian woman who died after being arrested in Tehran by the Islamic Republi...
Iran Launches Central Bank Digital Currency Scheme With Local Banks And Shops
Bank Melli staff at the bank’s stand at the 26th International Oil, Gas, Refining and Petrochemical … [+] Exhibition in Tehran on May 13, 2022. (Photo: Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty...
Iran Blocks Nearly All Internet Access As Anti-Government Protests Intensify
Topline Iranian authorities blocked nearly all internet access in the country in an attempt to clamp down on nationwide anti-government protests over the death of 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini at the ...