Iranian protests

An Iranian couple, both social media influencers, have been given lengthy prison sentences after a video emerged of them dancing…

Istanbul, London and New York CNN  —  The cries of the women outside a Tehran courthouse swell to a collective…

New York and Amman CNN  —  The Islamic Republic of Iran has long ranked among the world’s top executioners. But…

Alireza Akbari, a dual British-Iranian citizen and former Iranian official, has been executed, the Iranian judiciary-affiliated outlet Mizan reported on…

Iran on Saturday hanged two young men, one a karate champion, the other a volunteer children’s coach. This brings the…

In between being blindfolded, locked in solitary confinement, and interrogated in a wheelchair while she was on a hunger strike…

One of Iran’s best-known actresses has been arrested days after she criticized the execution of a man who was involved…

The global soccer players’ union, FIFPRO, said it is “shocked and sickened” by reports that Iranian soccer player Amir Nasr-Azadani…

Iran has executed a second man allegedly involved in the nationwide anti-government protest movement after he was convicted of fatally…

Iran’s former president Mohammad Khatami has urged the current government to be more lenient with protesters, amid ongoing nationwide demonstrations…