Tehran, Jan 9 (EFE).- An Iranian court has sentenced high-profile footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani to 26 years in prison for his alleged involvement in killing three security officers during nationwide anti-government protests. Mizan news agency reported on Monday that three more protesters were given the death penalty after being convicted for the murder of three Basij … Read more
Tehran, Dec 27 (EFE).- Iranian authorities emitted a court order to reroute the plane carrying the wife and daughter of Iranian football legend Ali Daei, which had been due to land in Dubai, a spokesman for the airline Mahan Air said Tuesday. The international flight from Tehran to Dubai was ordered to land on Iran’s … Read more
Tehran, Dec 12 (EFE).- Iran on Monday executed a second person linked to the nationwide anti-government protests, despite international criticism following its first hanging last week. Majid Reza Rahnavard was publicly hanged in the holy city of Mashhad after he was sentenced to death for killing two members of the security forces, the judiciary’s Mizan … Read more
By Jamie Leon Tehran, Dec 7 (EFE).- While Iranian demonstrators secured a partial victory when the morality police were disbanded, the mandatory hijab law remains in effect across the Islamic Republic. After almost three months of protests that have led to more than 400 deaths and thousands of arrests, the Iranian authorities started to give … Read more
