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A burning motorcycle during a protest in October

UN rights chief says Iran in 'human rights crisis'

The UN's rights chief has demanded an end to the "unnecessary" use of force against protesters in Iran, at an urgent meeting of the Human Rights Council.

World • 24 Nov 22

Violence erupted across Iran after the death of Mahsa Amini in September

47 children among victims of Iranian protests crackdown

Iranian security forces have killed at least 378 people, including 47 children, in a crackdown on protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death, a rights group said in an updated toll.

World • 19 Nov 22

A poster of Mahsa Amini is held during a rally in Warsaw earlier this month

Europe puts pressure on Iran's leaders as protests rage

Iran's clerical rulers faced mounting international pressure over their crackdown on protests, with France's president characterising the unrest as a revolution and European governments planning sanctions on the Revolutionary Guards.

World • 14 Nov 22

Anti-government demonstrations erupted in September after the death of Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini

Iranians protest to mark 'Bloody Friday'

Iranians are protesting in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan today to mark a 30 September crackdown by security forces known as 'Bloody Friday'.

World • 11 Nov 22

A Kheibar Shekan missile at an Iranian military parade in Tehran in September

Iran hypersonic missile claim raises UN concern

An Iranian general has claimed that the country had developed a hypersonic missile capable of penetrating all defence systems, raising concerns from the UN nuclear watchdog.

World • 10 Nov 22

People clear debris outside a building in Kyiv where a couple was killed in a Russian drone in October

Iran admits drone shipments to Russia before war

Iran has acknowledged for the first time that it had supplied Moscow with drones but said they were sent before the war in Ukraine, where Russia has used drones to target power stations and civilian infrastructure.

Ukraine • 05 Nov 22

Santiago Sanchez Cogedor left his hometown near Madrid in January (File pic)

Iran arrests football fan walking to Qatar: family

A Spanish football fan who set out to walk to Qatar to watch the World Cup has been arrested in Iran, his mother said after he dropped out of contact for several weeks.

World • 28 Oct 22

Vigils have been held to mark 40 days since the death of Mahsa Amini as protests continue

Raisi warns of 'terror attacks' in Iran due to protests

Protests have continued through the night in Iran after thousands of mourners marked 40 days since the death of Mahsa Amini which sparked a wave of unrest across the Islamic republic.

World • 27 Oct 22

Santiago Sanchez set off for the World Cup in January

Spanish fan walking to Qatar World Cup missing in Iran

A 41-year-old Spanish soccer fan who set out to walk to Qatar to attend the World Cup in November has gone missing in Iran, where unrest has erupted in the past few weeks, Spain's foreign ministry has confirmed.

World • 26 Oct 22

Amou Haji did not wash for more than 60 years (File pic)

'Dirtiest man' dies months after first wash in decades

An Iranian man nicknamed the "dirtiest man in the world" for not taking a shower for decades has died at the age of 94, state media reported.

World • 25 Oct 22

People protest over the death of Mahsa Amini in the Shibuya district of Tokyo

Iranians strike as Mahsa Amini protests in sixth week

Shopkeepers and factory workers went on strike in Iran today as nationwide protests sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini entered a sixth week, activists said.

World • 22 Oct 22

A drone flies over Kyiv during an attack on Monday morning

EU agrees new Iran sanctions over drone deliveries

European Union members today agreed on new measures against Iran over its supply of drones to Russia, the Czech presidency of the EU said.

World • 20 Oct 22

Paper planes are seen hanging in front of the Iranian Embassy in Kyiv over Iran's alleged supply of drones to Russia

Iranian ambassador to Ireland called in by Coveney

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney is calling in the Iranian ambassador to Ireland following recent events in Iran and Ukraine.

Politics • 19 Oct 22

Ms Rekabi wore only a headband during the Asian Championships in Seoul on Sunday, in what was seen by some a gesture of solidarity with Iranian protests over the death of Mahsa Amini

Iran climber who competed without hijab welcomed home

Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi, who caused controversy in Iran by competing in an international contest without a headscarf, has returned to the country to cheering supporters, reiterating in comments to state media she had climbed without a hijab unintentionally.

World • 19 Oct 22

Elnaz Rekabi was competing in an Asian championship (Pic: International Federation of Sport Climbing)

Concern for Iran climber who competed without hijab

An Iranian rock climber who competed in an international contest without a headscarf said she had done so unintentionally, after she was widely assumed to have expressed support for protests in Iran.

World • 18 Oct 22

A drone flies over Kyiv during this morning's attack

Calls for EU sanctions on Iran over transfer of drones

Several European Union foreign ministers have called for sanctions against Iran over the transfer of Iranian drones to Russia, as the bloc agreed a separate set of asset freezes and travel bans over Tehran's crackdown on protests.

World • 17 Oct 22

A picture obtained from the Iranian Mizan News Agency shows damage caused by a fire in the notorious Evin prison

Iran prison fire death toll rises as protests rage

Eight Iranian inmates were killed in a fire that raged through Tehran's notorious Evin prison, the judiciary has said, doubling the official toll from the blaze.

World • 17 Oct 22

This image obtained from the Iranian news agency IRNA shows a fire truck in front of the Evin prison

'Four inmates killed, 61 injured' in Tehran prison fire

Iran's judiciary said that four prisoners have been killed and 61 others were injured yesterday after a fire broke out at Tehran's Evin prison overnight, the official state news agency IRNA reported.

World • 16 Oct 22

A protestors holds a photo of Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini during a demonstration against the Iranian regime

Fire reported at Iran prison amid Amini protests

Fire and gunshots have erupted at Tehran's notorious Evin prison tonight, an Oslo-based rights group has reported, as the protest movement sparked by Mahsa Amini's death in custody enters its fifth week.

World • 15 Oct 22

A demonstrator with an Iranian flag and red hands painted on her face attends a rally in support of Iranian protests

Iranian protests 'the start of a revolution'

Despite Iran's long history of protest, little has changed, but many are determined to make sure things are different this time, writes Jackie Fox.

World • 10 Oct 22

Protests led by women have continued across Iran for 21 consecutive nights

Iran says Mahsa Amini died of 'illness'

An Iranian coroner's report has denied Mahsa Amini had died due to blows to the head and limbs while in the custody of Iran's morality police and linked her death to pre-existing medical conditions, state media said.

Iran • 08 Oct 22

A pedestrian look at a mural in homage to Masha Amini by artist Claks in the Tunnel des Tuileries in Paris

France urges its nationals to leave Iran

France has urged its nationals to leave Iran as soon as possible, saying they are exposed to the risk of arbitrary detentions.

World • 07 Oct 22

Abir Al-Sahlani pledged solidarity with Iranian protestors

Swedish MEP cuts hair in solidarity with Iran protests

A Swedish member of the European Parliament cut her hair during a speech in the European Union assembly in solidarity with anti-government demonstrations in Iran.

News Lens • 05 Oct 22

People attend a solidarity protest for Mahsa Amini in Barcelona, Spain, today

EU pushes to impose Iran sanctions over Amini 'killing'

The European Union has said it was weighing tough new sanctions on Iran over a lethal crackdown on protests sparked by the "killing" of Mahsa Amini, after a similar move by the United States.

World • 04 Oct 22

A protester holds a photo of Mahsa Amini during a demonstration in Istanbul, Turkey

Anti-govt protests were 'planned', says Iran's Khamenei

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said protests over the death of a woman in police custody were planned and not staged by "ordinary Iranians", in his first comments on unrest that has swept the country since 17 September.

World • 03 Oct 22

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