Thursday, 5 January, 2023 , 18:40 AFP — Iran has detained a prominent chef and Instagram influencer, known for his videos promoting Persian cooking, in its crackdown on nationwide protests, human rights groups and supporters said on Thursday.

Thursday, 5 January, 2023 , 16:17 AFP — Iran's judiciary said Thursday a senior official has ordered an inquiry into allegations denied by the authorities of rape and sexual assault of inmates in the Islamic republic's jails.

Thursday, 5 January, 2023 , 14:54 AFP — Iran announced Thursday the closure of a Tehran-based French research institute in protest against cartoons of the Islamic republic's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei published by French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.

Thursday, 5 January, 2023 , 14:07 AFP — A top Turkish court on Thursday suspended funding for the main pro-Kurdish party ahead of its possible ban over alleged terrorism ties.

Thursday, 5 January, 2023 , 13:09 AFP — Mourners gathered Thursday in Iraqi Kurdistan for the politically charged funeral of activist Emine Kara, one of three Kurds killed in a December attack in Paris.

Thursday, 5 January, 2023 , 13:05 AFP — A top Turkish court on Thursday suspended funding for the main pro-Kurdish party ahead of its possible ban over alleged terrorism ties.

Thursday, 5 January, 2023 , 12:33 AFP — A top Turkish court on Thursday suspended funding for the main pro-Kurdish party ahead of its possible ban over alleged terrorism ties.

Thursday, 5 January, 2023 , 12:15 AFP — Iran's judiciary announced Thursday it had sentenced a man to death for his role in the protests sparked by the death in custody of Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Amini.

Thursday, 5 January, 2023 , 11:54 AFP — A top Turkish court on Thursday suspended funding for the main pro-Kurdish party over its alleged ties to terrorism.

Thursday, 5 January, 2023 , 11:30 AFP — A Turkish court on Thursday suspended funding for the main pro-Kurdish party over its alleged ties to terrorism.