Iran Wire
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“Ukraine Warned You:” Iran Summons Ukrainian Diplomat Over Drone Strike Tweet
Iranian authorities have summoned Ukraine’s chargé d’affaires in Tehran after a senior aide to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appeared…
January 31, 2023
Iranian Football Player Sacked from His Team After Criticizing Protest Crackdown
Iranian professional soccer player Voria Ghafouri has been sacked from his team after criticizing the Islamic Republic’s bloody…
January 25, 2023
Protest Crackdown in Iran Girls’ Schools “Terrifies” Children
Schoolgirls across Iran have joined the nationwide unrest by defiantly posting pictures of themselves without their headscarves, writing…
Kurdish Iranian Rapper Facing Execution Attempts to Commit Suicide
A Kurdish Iranian rapper who has been sentenced to death tried to take his own life in prison,…
December 22, 2022
Iran Protest Crackdown: 19-Year-Old Handed Capital Punishment
An Iranian court sentenced a 19-year-old protester to death on December 20 on the charge of “waging war…
December 21, 2022
Iranian Protester Sentenced to Death Said He Suffered Horrific Torture
The lawyer of Seyed Mohammad Hosseini, an anti-government Iranian protestor sentenced to death, says his client’s confessions have…
December 20, 2022
Iran University Bans Entry to Students Who Protested
A university in Tehran has banned 20 students from entering classes after they participated in December 7 Students’ Day rallies, officials…
December 19, 2022