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Clampdown and grief as Iranians remember Mahsa Amini


Saturday, 16 September, 2023 , 01:59 AFP Iranians at home and abroad marked the first anniversary Saturday of the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini, with activists speaking of a renewed crackdown to prevent any resurgence of the protests which rocked major cities last year.

Two women fighters killed in Turkish drone strike: Syria Kurds


Friday, 15 September, 2023 , 19:54 AFP Two women fighters of a military council linked to the US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces were killed in a Turkish drone strike Friday, their command said.

Biden leads new Western sanctions on Iran on Amini death anniversary


Friday, 15 September, 2023 , 19:52 AFP US President Joe Biden on Friday led international calls of solidarity with Iranians one year after Mahsa Amini's death sparked mass protests, with Western powers unveiling a series of new sanctions.

EU sanctions 4 more Iran officials on Amini anniversary


Friday, 15 September, 2023 , 16:34 AFP The European Union on Friday added four Iranian officials to its sanctions blacklist over a crackdown on demonstrators, ahead of the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini.

US stands with Iranians one year after Mahsa Amini death: Biden


Friday, 15 September, 2023 , 14:06 AFP President Joe Biden said Friday that the United States would support Iranians a year after the death of Mahsa Amini sparked mass protests, as Washington unveiled fresh sanctions against "egregious" rights abusers.

UK targets Iranian officials one year on from death of Mahsa Amini


Friday, 15 September, 2023 , 12:03 AFP The UK government on Friday announced sanctions targeting several Iranian officials including the culture minister and the mayor of Tehran on the eve of the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini.

Iran summons Australia envoy after sanctions


Thursday, 14 September, 2023 , 11:39 AFP Iran has summoned the Australian charge d'affaires to protest what it described as an "interventionist statement" and a round of sanctions, the foreign ministry said Thursday.

Key moments in Iran's anti-hijab revolt


Thursday, 14 September, 2023 , 01:54 AFP The death a year ago of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini following her arrest by Iran's notorious morality police sparked months of protests against the compulsory wearing of the Muslim headscarf which were brutally repressed.

Iran on alert ahead of Mahsa Amini's death anniversary


Thursday, 14 September, 2023 , 01:43 AFP Iran's government has warned it will not tolerate any signs of "instability" as the first anniversary nears of the death of Mahsa Amini and the months-long protests it sparked.

Year after protests, Iran even more toxic for US


Thursday, 14 September, 2023 , 01:41 AFP For the United States, dealing with Iran's clerical leaders has never been for the faint of heart. But a year after massive protests following the death of Mahsa Amini, Tehran has become even more toxic for Washington.