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Peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi smuggles message out of cell


Wednesday, 1 November, 2023 , 11:11 AFP — "Victory is not easy, but it is certain," imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner and women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi, said in a message smuggled out of her Tehran cell published late Tuesday.

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.