Iran guns down hundreds in new wave of protests

Hundreds of protesters have been killed by security forces in what may be the largest − and possibly most consequential − wave of protests in Iran since 2009, human rights groups say.

At least 12,000 killed in Iran crackdown as blackout deepens

Iran is under a coordinated blackout aimed not only at security control but at concealing the truth. Internet cuts, crippled communications, media shutdowns, and intimidation of journalists and witnesses point to one goal: preventing a vast and ...

Iran executed at least 260 people last month, US says

In November alone Iran executed at least 260 people, the highest monthly total in more than two decades, while officially announcing only two, the United States Department of State said in a Persian-language post on X on ...

Iranian rights lawyer found dead

Khosrow Alikordi, a 46-year-old prominent lawyer for jailed protesters and a former political prisoner, was found dead under unclear circumstances, prompting some attorneys and activists to suggest possible Islamic Republic involvement.