Tehran, Iran--Iran has reported a large increase in its purchases of domestically-grown wheat in the months of April and May. Saeid Raad, CEO of Government Trading Corporation (GTC) of Iran, said on Saturday that wheat purchases in seven provinces with warm climate in south and southeastern Iran had reached some...
Iran serves death penalty to a Swedish-Iranian dissident over ‘terrorism’
TEHRAN, IRAN - Iran's judiciary on Sunday confirmed a death sentence for a Swedish-Iranian dissident for "terrorism" over two years since his disappearance at an airport in Turkey, the judiciary's Mizan Online website reported. Habib Chaab has been held in Iran since October 2020 after he vanished during a visit to...
Gunmen kill 9 in two separate shootings in protest-hit Iran cities
Tehran, Iran— Assailants on motorbikes shot dead nine people, including a woman and two children, during protests in two separate attacks in southern Iran, state media said on Thursday. Three suspects were arrested and the hunt was on for others after Wednesday's first attack on protesters and security forces in Izeh,...
Iran protestors demand justice as toll rises in building collapse
Hundreds of people took to the streets in southwestern Iran demanding justice after a tower block collapse killed 24 people, news outlets in the Islamic republic said on Friday.
Iran says it has freed ‘considerable’ number of arrested water protesters
The move comes barely days after Human Rights Watch urged Iran to unconditionally release all water protesters it had detained.Nine dead, hundreds arrested in Iran water protest crackdown
The authorities should immediately release peaceful protesters, provide information about deaths, and allow an independent international investigation, says Human Rights Watch .
Iran sees water protests in Tehran, again
The demonstration was a spillover from protests in the oil-rich Khuzestan province, where water protests began more than 10 days ago
Human Rights Watch condemns Iran for ‘deadly’ response to water protests
HRW has condemned the Iran’s response to ongoing internal water protests; at least four people have been killed by security forces
Tehran on alert as anti-water protests spread in Iran
Iran put anti-riot measures in place in Tehran on Wednesday following continued water protests in Khuzestan
Iran sends team to southwest to tackle water shortages
This month, power generation impacted by drought results in rolling blackouts in the capital Tehran and other large cities
