The jailed Iranian journalist, whose father suffered a heart attack in front of the prison where he is being kept, is fighting for his life and is now close to death after a hunger strike. Hossein Ronaghi, an Iranian blogger and political dissident, poses in an undated photo. He was…
A 16-year-old girl is in intensive care after she hurled herself from a moving car following a beating from security police in Iran, it has emerged. Hasti Hossein Panahi poses in an undated photo. Hasti Hossein Panahi, a 16-year-old female student from Dehgolan, Kurdistan, Iran, attempted suicide and fell into…
The fatal shooting by security police of an undocumented Afghan man who delighted social media with his impressive dance moves has shocked Iran. Khodanour Lajali was allegedly shot dead by security police in Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, on 1st October. He died in a hospital reportedly controlled by Iran's…
This is the moment when a brave archery champion risks it all by accepting an award without her hijab on in Iran. Parmida Ghasemi spurned the mandatory headscarf as she stood on the podium to receive her winner's medal during the closing ceremony of the Persian Gulf Cup in Tehran…
A man repeatedly shot by Iranian security forces as he sat in a car has died from his wounds in hospital. Faik Mamqadri poses in an undated photo. He reportedly died in a coma after being shot by police during protests in Mahabad, Iran. (Newsflash) Faik Mamqadri, 35, took six…
