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Iran frees dissident Farhad Meysami after photos of his emaciated condition cause outrage online
Middle East
February 11, 2023
Iran frees dissident Farhad Meysami after photos of his emaciated condition cause outrage online
CNN – An Iranian doctor and rights activist has been released from Tehran’s infamous Evin prison one week after photographs…
Iran pardons or commutes sentence of ‘large’ number of prisoners, state media reports
Middle East
February 6, 2023
Iran pardons or commutes sentence of ‘large’ number of prisoners, state media reports
Iran will pardon or commute the sentences of a large number of prisoners as part of an annual amnesty, state…
The bare-chested boxer who became a hero to Iran’s protest movement
Middle East
January 31, 2023
The bare-chested boxer who became a hero to Iran’s protest movement
The video was instantly viral: Cell phone footage from anti-government protests in Iran’s Kurdish city of Sanandaj showed a bare-chested…
Iran’s regime is trying to execute its way out of trouble
Middle East
January 24, 2023
Iran’s regime is trying to execute its way out of trouble
Istanbul, London and New York CNN — The cries of the women outside a Tehran courthouse swell to a collective…
Protests in Stockholm, including Koran-burning, draw strong condemnation from Turkey
Middle East
January 22, 2023
Protests in Stockholm, including Koran-burning, draw strong condemnation from Turkey
Reuters — Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday that a planned visit by his Swedish counterpart to Ankara…
Indonesia’s President says he regrets country’s bloody past as victims demand justice
World
January 15, 2023
Indonesia’s President says he regrets country’s bloody past as victims demand justice
President Joko Widodo expressed deep regret on Wednesday over gross human rights violations during Indonesia’s tumultuous post-colonial past, going back…
More than 80,000 people turn out for Tel Aviv protest against Netanyahu government
Middle East
January 15, 2023
More than 80,000 people turn out for Tel Aviv protest against Netanyahu government
Tens of thousands of people protested in Tel Aviv Saturday night against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government’s…
Iranian chess referee Shohreh Bayat fears ostracism over her activism as she challenges Russian chief of game’s governing body
Middle East
January 14, 2023
Iranian chess referee Shohreh Bayat fears ostracism over her activism as she challenges Russian chief of game’s governing body
Three years after fleeing Iran, chess referee Shohreh Bayat fears being further ostracized after challenging the game’s governing body and…
Protester killed in Peru as anti-government violence spreads to tourist city
World
January 14, 2023
Protester killed in Peru as anti-government violence spreads to tourist city
One protester has died and at least 19 Peruvian police officers were injured in anti-government clashes in Cusco as officials…
Opinion: Iran’s most powerful weapon isn’t working
Features/Interviews
January 11, 2023
Opinion: Iran’s most powerful weapon isn’t working
“Dad, my sentence is death,” Mohammad Mehdi Karami informed his father in a phone call from prison last month. Then,…