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Iranian man gets eight years for beheading teen wife


Wednesday, 18 January, 2023 , 11:38 AFP An Iranian man has been jailed for more than eight years after decapitating his wife and displaying her head in public, in a case that shocked the country, the judiciary said Wednesday.

Former Iran president's son freed after seven years


Wednesday, 18 January, 2023 , 09:48 AFP A son of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been freed after serving more than seven years of a 10-year jail sentence for fraud, Iranian media reported Wednesday.

France concerned for health of French-Irish citizen held in Iran


Tuesday, 17 January, 2023 , 18:22 AFP France is "extremely worried" about the health of a French-Irish citizen held in Iran, the foreign ministry said Tuesday, as UN rights experts accused Tehran of institutionalised "hostage-taking".

Iran hails thaw in Turkey's ties with Syria


Tuesday, 17 January, 2023 , 16:46 AFP Iran on Tuesday hailed the resumption of the first direct ministerial talks between arch-rivals Ankara and Damascus since the outbreak of the Syria civil war more than a decade ago.

Iran filmmakers call for release of dissident director


Tuesday, 17 January, 2023 , 16:24 AFP Iran's main filmmakers' union on Tuesday called on authorities to release renowned dissident director Jafar Panahi, who has been imprisoned for six months.

Iran filmmakers call for release of dissident director


Tuesday, 17 January, 2023 , 15:56 AFP Iran's main filmmakers' union on Tuesday called on authorities to release renowned dissident director Jafar Panahi, who has been imprisoned for six months.

Iran arrests German national: report


Tuesday, 17 January, 2023 , 14:23 AFP Iran has arrested a German national for allegedly photographing oil facilities in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, an Iranian newspaper reported Tuesday.

CORRECTED: Iran releases celebrity chef held in crackdown: activists


Tuesday, 17 January, 2023 , 14:19 AFP Iran has released a prominent chef and Instagram influencer who was detained earlier this month in its crackdown on nationwide protests, a human rights group and supporters said.

Erdogan effigy stunt in Sweden aimed to reveal 'dictatorial' Turkey


Tuesday, 17 January, 2023 , 13:45 AFP Pro-Kurdish activists in Stockholm who hanged an effigy of Turkey's president, further impeding Sweden's bid to join NATO, say their stunt aimed to draw attention to Ankara's "dictatorial" regime.

Iran arrests German national: report


Tuesday, 17 January, 2023 , 12:55 AFP Iran has arrested a German national for allegedly photographing oil facilities in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, an Iranian newspaper reported Tuesday.