Topic: Iran
Iran arrests protest-supporting footballer ahead of World Cup game
Iranian security forces have reportedly arrested football player Voria Ghafouri on charges of having “tarnished the reputation of the national team” and spreading “propaganda”...
Solidarity protest: Iran players opt not to sing national anthem at World Cup
Iran's national soccer team chose not to sing their country's anthem before their opening World Cup match against England on Monday, in an apparent show of support for protesters back home, Reuters reported.
Iran: Thousands held for peacefully protesting must be released, urges UN
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, called on Tuesday for the immediate release of thousands of Iranian citizens who have been detained after peacefully demonstrating against the Government following the death of Mahsa Amini for breaking strict hijab rules two months ago.
Iranian who lived 18 years in Paris airport terminal dies
The Iranian man who lived for 18 years in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport died on Saturday after a heart attack. The story of...
Iran is a common foe for Israelis, Gulf monarchs; hence normalisation of ties: Prof. Bernard Haykel
Muhammed Noushad spoke to Prof. Bernard Haykel on pressing questions of the contemporary West Asian politics while the latter was touring India recently.
Iranian woman journalist, who broke news of Mahsa Amini’s death, is in jail now
Niloofar Hamedi, an Iranian journalist who broke the news of the custodial death of Mahsa Amini, is in jail now.
