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Lawyer arrest fuels outrage over Iran teen's death


Wednesday, 1 November, 2023 , 02:07 AFP The arrest of a prize-winning Iranian rights lawyer has compounded the anger expressed by rights groups over the death of a teenage girl who activists say was fatally beaten by the Tehran morality police.

Lawyer arrest fuels outrage over Iran teen's death


Tuesday, 31 October, 2023 , 15:46 AFP The arrest of a prize-winning Iranian rights lawyer has compounded the anger expressed by rights groups over the death of a teenage girl who activists say was fatally beaten by the Tehran morality police.

Iran arrests prominent lawyer at funeral of metro death teen


Monday, 30 October, 2023 , 08:44 AFP Iranian authorities have arrested a prominent lawyer and human rights defender as she attended the funeral of a teenage girl who died after a disputed metro incident, her husband said Monday.

US deplores death of Iranian Kurdish girl after metro incident


Sunday, 29 October, 2023 , 16:16 AFP The United States on Sunday deplored the death a day earlier of a young Iranian girl, Armita Garawand, who had lingered in a coma after a controversial incident in Tehran's metro.

Iran teen dies month after Tehran metro incident


Saturday, 28 October, 2023 , 10:34 AFP An Iranian highschool student died on Saturday, nearly a month after falling into a coma in disputed circumstances on the Tehran metro, media in the Islamic republic said.

Iran teen dies a month after falling into coma in metro: media


Saturday, 28 October, 2023 , 07:10 AFP Iranian teenager Armita Garawand died on Saturday a month after falling into a coma following a disputed incident on Tehran's metro, media in the Islamic republic said.

Iraq's Sadr demands closure of US embassy


Friday, 27 October, 2023 , 16:17 AFP Influential religious leader Moqtada Sadr called on the Iraqi government Friday to close the American embassy in Baghdad because of Washington's "unconditional support" for Israel in its war with Hamas.

US says forces attacked 16 times in Iraq, Syria this month


Thursday, 26 October, 2023 , 20:44 AFP American and allied forces in Iraq and Syria have been attacked at least 16 times this month, the US Defense Department said Thursday, blaming "Iranian-backed militia groups."

10 PKK fighters killed as Turkey strikes northern Iraq


Thursday, 26 October, 2023 , 11:09 AFP Ten fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed, Iraqi Kurdish authorities said Thursday, as Turkey said it launched renewed air strikes on northern Iraq.

10 PKK fighters killed in suspected Turkish Iraq strikes: authorities


Thursday, 26 October, 2023 , 10:02 AFP Ten fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed in air strikes on northern Iraq suspected to have been launched by Turkey, Iraqi Kurdish authorities said Thursday.