Iran's national flag flies in the capital, Tehran [File: Vahid Salemi/AP] Iran’s persecution of its Baha Human Rights Watch alleged in a report released on Monday that Iran’s largest non-Muslim minority has sources, including government policies, court documents, and interviews with Baha’is in and out of Iran Unlike other minorities, Baha’is do not have their faith recognised by Iran’s constitution and have no How many members of the community remain in Iran is not known, but activists believe there could still

Covering the neck and head has been compulsory for women in Iran since 1983, following the 1979 Islamic

Particularly telling are the frequent attacks on infrastructure projects, such as the 4,300-kilometer Trans-Papua local culture and facilitate the extraction of the region’s rich natural resources, while facilitating transmigration Over the past five years, particularly since the attack on the Trans-Papua Highway, Papua province in

Amnesty says , are awaiting execution following their involvement in the "Woman Life Freedom" uprising in Iran Amnesty International reported last month that 853 people were executed in Iran in 2023, a record number

By Vivian Yee and Leily Nikounazar Iran is once again deploying police officers on the streets to enforce Months into the protests , Iran quietly withdrew the morality police from the streets in an apparent A spokesman for Iran’s police force, Gen. That evening, several photos of police officers and the white vans they use to transport detainees to Shiva, 44, a translator in Tehran who asked to be identified only by her first name to avoid legal repercussions

Markus Schreiber/AP By Eve Brennan and Jomana Karadsheh CNN — Iran’s “repression of peaceful protests It cited a report by the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran set up by the UN Human Rights Council to look at claims of deteriorating human rights conditions in Iran Protests erupted across Iran again in September last year on the first anniversary of her death. the mission found, adding that victims face a justice system lacking “independence, transparency and

, as Iran once again balances showing strength against the risk of escalation. morning, shortly after Iran announced that Mr. Haniyeh, who was in Tehran for the inauguration of Iran’s new president. to defend itself against a transgression on its sovereignty. “Iran likely believes it has no choice other than retaliating to deter further Israeli attacks, defend

This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. Digikala, informally known as “Iran’s Amazon,” appears to have run afoul of the rules by posting pictures The company boasts more than 40 million active monthly users and hosts over 300,000 merchants. The website of Iran’s Hamshahri daily, which is affiliated with the municipality of the capital, Tehran The website of Iran’s judiciary said court cases had been filed in connection with the photos, without

Forces (RSF) have again attacked el-Fasher city in the western Darfur region of Sudan, killing more than For over a year, the RSF has sought to wrest control of el-Fasher, located more than 800km (500 miles El-Fasher is estimated to be home to more than one million people, including hundreds of thousands of Aid ‘dangerously restricted’ The latest violence comes less than a week after a two-day attack by the To date, more than 24,000 people have been killed in the fighting, according to the UN, although activists

Graphic displaying vote totals for each candidate for Iran's Presidency By Maziar Motamedi Tehran, Iran – The snap presidential election in Iran is heading into a run-off next week after reformist-backed Only 40 percent of more than 61 million eligible Iranians voted, the Ministry of Interior said on Saturday numbers from election headquarters at the ministry showed that the moderate Pezeshkian received more than 10.41 million votes from a total of more than 24.5 million ballots counted, trailed by former nuclear

Japan’s defence ministry claims the program, which includes combat training, will inspire change from All this begs the question: why does the Japanese government continue to train the Myanmar military? The Tatmadaw, along with other Myanmar security forces, has since the coup killed more than 1,400 people In addition to the cadets, two Tatmadaw officers are being trained at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Training, Evaluation, Research and Development Command, and at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Command

"Their work is to train and support the local armies to be able to counter the insurgency in the region