Saturday, 15 October, 2022 , 19:35 AFP — Fire and gunshots erupted at Tehran's notorious Evin prison on Saturday night, an Oslo-based rights group reported, as the protest movement sparked by Mahsa Amini's death in custody entered a fifth week.

Saturday, 15 October, 2022 , 19:22 AFP — Fire and gunshots erupted at the notorious Evin prison in northern Tehran on Saturday night, the Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights reported, amid protests over the death of Mahsa Amini.

Saturday, 15 October, 2022 , 14:19 AFP — Angry demonstrators took to streets across Iran again Saturday despite internet cuts, as the protest movement sparked by Mahsa Amini's death in custody entered a fifth week.

Saturday, 15 October, 2022 , 11:49 AFP — Demonstrators took to streets across Iran again Saturday over Mahsa Amini despite internet cuts, as the protest movement sparked by outrage over her death in custody enters a fifth week.

Friday, 14 October, 2022 , 15:02 AFP — The Tehran police department said Friday that it will investigate the conduct of an officer following allegations of harassment during the detention of a woman protesting over Mahsa Amini's death.

Friday, 14 October, 2022 , 14:20 AFP — Iraqi lawmakers have elected a new president who swiftly named a prime minister in the hope of ending a year of political gridlock and deadly violence.

Thursday, 13 October, 2022 , 21:54 AFP — Despite a rocket attack on Baghdad's Green Zone, Iraqi lawmakers Thursday elected a new president who swiftly named a prime minister in hopes of ending a year of political gridlock and violence in the war-scarred nation.

Thursday, 13 October, 2022 , 20:39 AFP — Turkey's parliament on Thursday approved a tough pre-election law that could see reporters and social media users jailed for up to three years for spreading "fake news".

Thursday, 13 October, 2022 , 18:32 AFP — Despite a rocket attack on Baghdad's Green Zone, Iraqi lawmakers Thursday elected a new president who swiftly named a prime minister in hopes of ending a year of political gridlock and violence in the war-scarred nation.

Thursday, 13 October, 2022 , 18:10 AFP — Iran's president accused arch-enemy the United States on Thursday of seeking to destabilise the Islamic republic, which has been rocked by nearly a month of women-led protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini.