Crowd greets Iranian sport climber Elnaz Rekabi who broke hijab rule
Tehran: A large crowd at Tehran airport greeted an Iranian sport climber who competed without a headscarf at a competition in South Korea, calling her a "heroine".
Killings and detentions of children in Iran must end, UN child rights committee urges
New York: As the number of children reportedly killed by Iranian security forces in relation to ongoing protests rises to at least 23, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child issued a statement on Monday condemning the killings, noting that hundreds more have been injured, detained and tortured during the Government crackdown.
Four die as fire breaks out at Iran's Evin prison
Tehran: At least four people were killed and 61 others were hurt as fire broke out at Evin prison in northern Tehran of Iran on Sunday, local media reports said.
Iran: Fire breaks out at Evin prison, four die
Tehran: A major fire broke out at Iran's Evin prison which left at least four people dead and 61 others injured, media reports said.
Eight injured in Iran's Evin prison fire
Tehran/UNI: At least eight people were injured in a fire at Tehran's Evin prison, the official news agency IRNA reported.
Swedish Euro MP chops hair to support Iran's anti-hijab protests
A Swedish European lawmaker expressed her support for the anti-hijab protest in Iran by chopping her in parliament and calling for European Union (EU) to take action against Tehran, media reports said.
Iran blames unrest on US, Israel
Tehran: Iran's supreme leader has blamed the US and Israel for the protests sweeping the country following the death of a woman in police custody.
Women demonstrate in Kabul over Mahsa Amini's death, Taliban fire into air disperse protesters
Kabul: The Taliban forces shot in the air to disperse the women protesters who had assembled in front of the Iranian Embassy in Kabul to demonstrate against the death of Mahsa Amini.
Iran: UN experts demand stay of execution for two women LGBT rights activists
New York: Iran must immediately stay the executions of two womensentenced to death for supporting the human rights of lesbian, gay,bisexual, trans and gender-diverse (LGBT) people, a large group ofUN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Wednesday.
Iran: UN condemns violent crackdown against hijab protests
Authorities in Iran must fully respect the rights of protestors calling for justice for Mahsa Amini, the young woman who died in custody after being arrested for allegedly violating strict dress codes, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday. Later in the day, the UN chief said he was becoming "increasingly concerned" about reports of the death toll rising, "including women and children."
Madrid/UNI: The Spanish Foreign Ministry has summoned Iranian Ambassador Hassan Ghashghavi to express protest over the suppression of demonstrations in Iran, the Europa Press news agency reported on Wednesday.
Mahsa Amini protest: US to ease internet curbs for Iranians
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday said his government will ease internet curbs on Iran to counter Tehran's clampdown on protests which were sparked by a woman's death in police custody leading to 35 deaths in the worst unrest in Iran for years.
'We are in New York': Iran Prez refuses interview with journalist who said no to headscarf
New York: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi refused veteran journalist Christiane Amanpour an interview after she declined to wear a headscarf, media reports said.
UN experts strongly condemn death of Mahsa Amini, ‘victim of Iran’s sustained repression’
New York: UN independent human rights experts on Thursday strongly condemned the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody following her arrest for allegedly failing to comply with Iran’s strict rules on women’s dress, by wearing what authorities said was “an improper hijab”.
Washington: The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Thursday said it has decided to designate Iran’s Morality Police for abuse and violence against Iranian women and the violation of the rights of peaceful Iranian protestors.