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Iran reduces sentences of journalists who covered Amini's death


Sunday, 11 August, 2024 , 15:43 AFP Iranian courts have reduced jail terms for two female journalists charged with collaborating with the United States, their lawyers told reformist newspapers on Sunday.

Iran Nobel winner hurt in prison clashes with guards: family


Friday, 9 August, 2024 , 16:36 AFP Jailed Iranian Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi and other female inmates were hurt in clashes that erupted at Tehran's Evin prison following a spate of executions, her family said, raising new concerns for her health.

UN alarmed by high numbers of executions in Iran


Friday, 9 August, 2024 , 14:36 AFP The United Nations voiced alarm Friday at the high numbers of people being executed by Iran, with at least 345 people reportedly having been executed this year.

Fighting in east Syria kills at least 13: war monitor


Friday, 9 August, 2024 , 13:19 AFP Fighting between pro-Iranian groups supporting the Syrian government and Kurdish-led forces killed 13 people, mostly civilians, a war monitor said Friday.

Guards, female inmates clash at Iran Evin prison: Nobel winner's family


Friday, 9 August, 2024 , 10:25 AFP Guards beat female inmates in clashes that erupted at Tehran's Evin prison following a spate of executions, the family of jailed Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi said, raising new concerns about her health.

Fighting in east Syria kills 11 civilians: war monitor


Friday, 9 August, 2024 , 08:44 AFP Bombardment by pro-Iranian groups supporting the Syrian government killed 11 civilians in an eastern village under the control of Kurdish-led forces, a war monitor said Friday.

Fighting in east Syria kills 11 civilians: war monitor


Friday, 9 August, 2024 , 07:47 AFP Fighting between pro-Iranian groups supporting the Syrian government and Kurdish-led forces left 11 civilians dead, a war monitor said Friday.

Turkey's foreign minister meets with Syrian opposition


Thursday, 8 August, 2024 , 17:54 AFP Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met representatives of the main Syrian opposition organisations in Ankara Thursday to discuss a political solution to end the civil war in the country.

Iran executes 29 day after protester's hanging: rights group


Wednesday, 7 August, 2024 , 18:18 AFP Iran on Wednesday hanged at least 29 convicts in a single day, including 26 in a group execution in one prison, a rights group said, a day after facing international condemnation for executing a man in connection with 2022 protests.

10 dead in car bombing at north Syria checkpoint: monitor


Wednesday, 7 August, 2024 , 17:42 AFP Ten people including at least four fighters were killed Wednesday when a bomb-laden truck exploded at a checkpoint in Syria's Turkish-controlled northern city of Azaz, a war monitor said.