Thursday, 27 October, 2022 , 13:58 AFP — A Turkish court on Thursday ordered a doctor's union leader detained for having called for a probe into the army's alleged use of chemical weapons against outlawed Kurdish militants.

Thursday, 27 October, 2022 , 13:36 AFP — Nearly six weeks ago, a 22-year-old Iranian woman was pronounced dead after she had been detained by the notorious morality police for alleged violations of the Islamic republic's strict dress code for women.

Thursday, 27 October, 2022 , 13:20 AFP — Iran's leaders vowed Thursday to "punish" those behind a shooting that killed 15 worshippers at a Shiite Muslim shrine, as security forces pushed on with their deadly crackdown against women-led protests.

Thursday, 27 October, 2022 , 10:51 AFP — Iranian security forces shot dead a Kurdish man during protests over Mahsa Amini's death in the western city of Mahabad on Thursday, the Hengaw Organisation for Human Rights said.

Thursday, 27 October, 2022 , 10:08 AFP — Iran's president on Thursday claimed "riots" sparked by Mahsa Amini's death paved the way for "terrorist" attacks, a day after a gunman killed at least 15 people at a Muslim shrine.

Thursday, 27 October, 2022 , 08:07 AFP — Protests raged through the night in Iran after thousands of mourners marked 40 days since the death of Mahsa Amini which sparked a wave of unrest across the Islamic republic.

Thursday, 27 October, 2022 , 02:37 AFP — Iranian security forces opened fire on protesters who massed in their thousands Wednesday in Mahsa Amini's hometown to mark 40 days since her death, according to a rights group and verified videos.

Wednesday, 26 October, 2022 , 20:40 AFP — Women foreign ministers from a dozen nations led by Canada's Melanie Joly on Wednesday jointly condemned Iran's violent crackdown on women's rights, as protesters in the Islamic republic marked 40 days of unrest.

Wednesday, 26 October, 2022 , 20:16 AFP — Iranian security forces opened fire on protesters who massed in their thousands Wednesday in Mahsa Amini's hometown to mark 40 days since her death, according to a rights group and verified videos.

Wednesday, 26 October, 2022 , 19:25 AFP — Turkish police on Wednesday arrested the head of Turkey's doctors' union after she called for a probe into the army's alleged use of chemical weapons against Kurdish militants, prosecutors said.