Tuesday, 6 August, 2024 , 10:02 AFP — An Iranian appeals court has halved the prison sentence handed down against pop star Shervin Hajipour, whose song became the anthem of nationwide protests in 2022, the judiciary said Tuesday.
Tuesday, 6 August, 2024 , 05:51 AFP — A jailed Kurdish leader and a Turkish writer on the other side of the bars have used their penpal exchanges to write one of Turkey's highest-selling books.
Monday, 5 August, 2024 , 16:25 AFP — UN experts on Monday called for the prosecution of Iranian officials who may have committed crimes against humanity during a 2022 crackdown on demonstrations that particularly targeted ethnic and religious minorities.
Thursday, 1 August, 2024 , 13:28 AFP — The health of jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi has deteriorated in prison, supporters said Thursday, demanding her freedom and calling to give her access to medical care "without delay".
Saturday, 27 July, 2024 , 15:13 AFP — Turkey staged new artillery strikes against Kurdish separatist positions in northern Iraq, the defence ministry and Iraqi sources said Saturday.
Thursday, 25 July, 2024 , 12:18 AFP — Iranian authorities on Thursday executed Kurdish man Kamran Sheikheh, the last surviving defendant in a case linked to a Muslim cleric's killing in 2008, rights groups said.
Thursday, 25 July, 2024 , 08:43 AFP — President Vladimir Putin held talks with Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in Moscow amid calls for Russian mediation to cool tensions between Turkey and Syria.
Thursday, 25 July, 2024 , 07:04 AFP — Vladimir Putin met Syrian president Bashar al-Assad in Moscow to discuss what the Russian leader described as an "escalation" in the Middle East, images on television showed Thursday.
Monday, 22 July, 2024 , 17:32 AFP — Iraq hanged 10 "terror" convicts on Monday, officials said, in the fourth such execution in three months, prompting a rights group to call for an end to the death penalty.
Sunday, 21 July, 2024 , 14:50 AFP — An oil-drilling installation collapsed in southeastern Turkey on Sunday, killing one worker and injuring two more, local authorities said.
