Iran Protest

Iran Supreme leader Khamenei pardons 'tens of thousands' of prisoners: Report

Iran has been rocked by protests after custodial death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who was detained in September by Iran's morality police over 'inappropriate' attire.

WATCH: Khamenei pics on Iran school textbooks given horns, fangs of Devil, then torched

A student allegedly called Khamenei and Khomeini the 'murderer of children' and that they 'do not have value' to be on the front page of books

Brazen in the face of protests, Iran has executed 55 people so far

Experts say security forces have shown “a flagrant disregard for human life,” after a protest movement against the Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has subsided since November last year.

Iran protester executions 'state-sanctioned killing,'says UN

Tehran has executed four people in connection with nearly four months of demonstrations in the country, with two more executions scheduled imminently and at least 17 other individuals reportedly sentenced to death, the United Nations Human Rights Office in Geneva said

Faezeh Hashemi, daughter of ex-Iran president, sentenced to 5 years in prison

Faezeh Hashemi was arrested in Iran's capital Tehran on 27 September for 'inciting riots' during Iran protests triggered by the alleged death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in police custody

Taraneh Alidoosti: Iran releases top actor of Oscar-winning movie who was arrested for supporting protesters

Alidoosti was among several Iranian celebrities to express support for the nationwide protests and criticise the authorities' violent clampdown on dissent. She had posted at least three messages in support of the protests on Instagram before her account was disabled

Ukraine war, heatwave, Iran protest and more: Why 2022 is a year of living dangerously

The year 2022 has been dubbed as the year of ‘living dangerously’. Russian president Vladimir Putin launched Europe's largest invasion since World War II, while the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in Iran sparked the largest protests in years

Firstpost Podcast| Iran protests: When will the authoritarian regime bend

Iran's government has accessed the social media accounts of people it has detained and also inhuman mechanisms are being used to inhibit protesting people. Would the authoritarian and theocratic regime bend to the on-going protests? Tune in for a detailed analysis

Iran anti-regime protest: Parents 'beg' judiciary to spare son's life, revoke death penalty

The Islamic republic has announced 11 death sentences in connection with the demonstrations, which it calls 'riots' and blames on 'foreign enemies' in the West. Authorities issued the capital sentences over sometimes-deadly violence, including against security force members

UN removes Iran from women's rights body over crackdown on anti-hijab protests

India was among the 16 countries that abstained while Russia and China were among the eight nations that voted against the US-led resolution