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Iranians to rally over crackdown in Mahsa Amini's home province


Wednesday, 12 October, 2022 , 10:31 AFP Iranian activists called for nationwide protests Wednesday in response to a bloody crackdown on demonstrations over Mahsa Amini's death that a human rights group says has killed at least 108 people.

At least 28 children killed, many arrested in Iran: rights groups


Wednesday, 12 October, 2022 , 09:24 AFP At least 28 children have been killed in protests that have swept Iran since the death of Mahsa Amini, with hundreds more mostly detained in adult prisons, rights groups inside and outside the country said.

At least 108 dead in Iran crackdown on Mahsa Amini protests: IHR


Wednesday, 12 October, 2022 , 08:03 AFP At least 108 people have been killed in Iran's crackdown on more than three weeks of nationwide protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, said Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights.

Alarm grows over Iran protest crackdown in Kurdish city


Tuesday, 11 October, 2022 , 23:22 AFP Rights groups voiced alarm Tuesday over the extent of an Iranian crackdown on a Kurdish-populated city that has become a flashpoint for nationwide protests that have now lasted over three weeks.

Paris urges Tehran to release French citizens


Tuesday, 11 October, 2022 , 20:30 AFP France's foreign minister on Tuesday called on Tehran to release two detained French citizens in a telephone call with her Iranian counterpart who slammed European "interference" in his country's internal affairs.

Alarm grows over Iran protest crackdown in Kurdish city


Tuesday, 11 October, 2022 , 16:41 AFP Rights groups voiced alarm Tuesday over the extent of an Iranian crackdown on a Kurdish-populated city that has become a flashpoint for nationwide protests that have now lasted over three weeks.

12 months of political turmoil in Iraq


Tuesday, 11 October, 2022 , 16:37 AFP The Iraqi parliament meets on Thursday to elect the country's president in a move aimed at ending a nearly year-long crisis triggered by contested elections.

Parliament in crisis-hit Iraq vows to elect new president


Tuesday, 11 October, 2022 , 16:25 AFP Iraq's parliament will meet Thursday to "elect the president", speaker Mohammed al-Halbussi's office said, in a surprise move seen as trying to end months of political impasse.

Parliament in crisis-hit Iraq vows to elect new president


Tuesday, 11 October, 2022 , 14:51 AFP Iraq's parliament will meet Thursday to "elect the president", speaker Mohammed al-Halbussi's office said, in a surprise move seen at trying to end months of political impasse.

Iran ex-president's daughter held, charged amid protests


Tuesday, 11 October, 2022 , 14:03 AFP The daughter of Iran's former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, arrested last month amid protests following the death of Mahsa Amini, has been charged with "propaganda" activity, the judiciary said Tuesday.