Iranian authorities have banned film director Masud Kimiai from leaving the country, according to an Iranian newspaper, with no statement from the authorities and no known reasons for the ...
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DOJ charges 3 men in murder-for-hire plot against journalist critical of Iran
The Department of Justice has charged three members of an Eastern European criminal group with ties to Iran with attempting to assassinate a prominent U.S. journalist and activist critical ...
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January 23 – E.U. Sanctions Iran for Human Rights Violations
On January 23, the European Union sanctioned 18 Iranian government and security officials for the brutal crackdown on nationwide protests that erupted in September 2022. The group of 27 ...
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Iran-backed leader killed in Syria
An Iranian-backed militia leader was reportedly killed in eastern Syria on Monday in a fresh round of drone strikes while he was investigating the airstrikes on a convoy the ...
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Iranian filmmaker sentenced to 9 years of prison over protests
An Iranian court sentenced a filmmaker on Tuesday to nearly 10 years of prison and 74 lashes on charges linked to the social unrest and protests in the country.
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Iran detains two outspoken Kurdish clerics in its west
Iranian authorities detained two outspoken Kurdish clerics on Monday, raising the number of Sunni clerics in detention to at least ten, an issue that could incite anger among the ...
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