The death toll from a crackdown on protests in Iran jumps to at least 2,571, activists sayActivists report over 2,500 dead in Iran protests. This figure is a significant rise from previous reports. The government has not released...
14 Jan, 2026, 07.10 AM IST
Iran's rulers face legitimacy crisis amid spreading unrestProtests are sweeping across Iran, fueled by economic hardship and a deep disconnect between the rulers and the youth. Young men are now at...
09 Jan, 2026, 07.03 PM IST
Iran Protests: From 1979 Islamic Revolution to the current rial crisis, a look at Iran’s long history of street protestsIran has again cut internet and phone services as protests surge across the nation. Demonstrators are responding to calls for action, with ...
09 Jan, 2026, 08.59 AM IST
Trump says Iran will 'get hit very hard' if protesters killedPresident Donald Trump warned Iran on Sunday that it would get "hit very hard" by the United States if more protesters die during demonstra...
05 Jan, 2026, 07.17 AM IST
Iran's leader says rioters 'must be put in their place' as protest death toll reaches at least 10Iran's supreme leader has called for protesters to be dealt with firmly. Demonstrations over the country's struggling economy have intensif...
03 Jan, 2026, 04.42 PM IST
Iran's government offers dialogue to protestersIran's government will engage in dialogue with protest leaders following demonstrations against a falling currency and rising inflation. Th...
30 Dec, 2025, 05.10 PM IST
Iran weaponises tech to crush dissent, UN probe revealsA UN investigation reveals Iran's use of digital and surveillance technology, as well as state-sponsored vigilantism, to suppress dissent f...
14 Mar, 2025, 02.49 PM IST
Iran lifts WhatsApp ban, but users hardly feel a changeArdavan Yousefi, a Tehran cafe owner, finds Iran's lifting of the WhatsApp ban insignificant due to widespread restrictions on other platfo...
02 Jan, 2025, 09.29 PM IST
Iran says no charges against student who stripped to underwearAn Iranian student who removed her clothes at a Tehran university, sparking outrage from officials, has not been indicted. While authoritie...
19 Nov, 2024, 08.16 PM IST
Iran government labels female student who stripped in public as 'troubled'An Iranian student removed her clothes at Tehran's Islamic Azad University. The government called her a "troubled individual" and sent her ...
05 Nov, 2024, 04.25 PM IST
In Iran, snap checkpoints and university purges mark the first anniversary of Mahsa Amini protestsThe Iranian government is intensifying its crackdown on dissent ahead of the anniversary of nationwide protests over the country's mandator...
12 Sep, 2023, 10.57 AM IST
Saudi prince Mohammed bin Salman pivots to peace after years of warSaudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is attempting to achieve peace in the region by reaching a detente with Iran, reestablishing ties to...
03 Apr, 2023, 12.56 PM IST
'Mullahs must get lost,' Iranians sing at new Mahsa Amini protestsThe 22-year-old died on September 16, three days after falling into a coma following her arrest by Iran's notorious morality police for an ...
15 Oct, 2022, 08.19 PM IST
At least 92 killed in Mahsa Amini protests, 41 in Zahedan clashes: IHR NGOAnd at least 41 people were separately killed by the Iranian security forces in clashes that erupted last week in the city of Zahedan in th...
02 Oct, 2022, 09.48 PM IST