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UN experts urge Iran to release critically ill dissident


Friday, 2 December, 2022 , 16:40 AFP United Nations experts on Friday urged Iran to release a prominent rights activist with a life-threatening illness and expressed concerns over the fate of scores arbitrarily detained during nationwide protests.

Women join protests in Iran's conservative southeast


Friday, 2 December, 2022 , 14:43 AFP Women in Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan province on Friday joined nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death, in what a rights group called a "rare" move in the staunchly conservative southeastern region.

Civilian killed in Iraq strike blamed on Turkey


Friday, 2 December, 2022 , 14:23 AFP A civilian was killed and another one wounded Friday in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region in an attack likely carried out by Turkey, a local official said.

Women join protests in Iran's restive southeast: rights group


Friday, 2 December, 2022 , 12:47 AFP Women in Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan on Friday joined nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death, in what a rights group called a "rare" move for women in the staunchly conservative Sunni Muslim province.

US-led forces resume normal patrols in Syria


Friday, 2 December, 2022 , 12:07 AFP A US-led coalition fighting jihadists resumed regular patrols in Kurdish-held areas of northeast Syria on Friday after earlier Turkish air strikes, an AFP correspondent and a Kurdish military source said.

Concern rises as new Turkish media law squeezes dissent


Friday, 2 December, 2022 , 06:02 AFP A new law gives Turkey fresh ammunition to censor the media and silence dissent ahead of elections in which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to prolong his two decades in office, journalists and activists say.

President urges Iranians to thwart 'enemy' on visit to Kurdistan protest hub


Thursday, 1 December, 2022 , 15:29 AFP Iran's president paid a visit Thursday to Kurdistan province, the cradle of protests over Mahsa Amini's death, and urged people to thwart the "enemy" which his government accuses of stoking the unrest.

Iran probes killing of man celebrating World Cup loss


Thursday, 1 December, 2022 , 15:17 AFP Iran said on Thursday it had opened an investigation into the death of a man who was shot while celebrating Iran's World Cup defeat to arch enemy the United States.

President urges Iranians to thwart 'enemy' on visit to Kurdistan protest hub


Thursday, 1 December, 2022 , 14:15 AFP Iran's president paid a visit Thursday to Kurdistan province, the cradle of protests over Mahsa Amini's death, and urged people to thwart the "enemy" which his government accuses of stoking the unrest.

President urges Iranians to thwart 'enemy' on visit to Kurdistan protest hub


Thursday, 1 December, 2022 , 13:53 AFP Iran's president paid a visit Thursday to Kurdistan province, the cradle of protests over Mahsa Amini's death, and urged people to thwart the "enemy" which his government accuses of stoking the unrest.