A shocking audio recording where a dead teenage girl talks of being tortured by Iranian security police into confessing that she was a protester shortly before her death has caused outrage online. In the audio file, the voice of Yalda Aghafazli sounds hoarse which she said is a result of…
Iran has refused to reveal what has happened to the sister of a wrestler who was controversially executed in 2020 after she was seized and accused of working for the London-based news organisation Iran International. The media group has been designated as a "terrorist organisation" with the Iranian intelligence minister,…
Security police in Iran have arrested a rock climber and snowboard instructor as their merciless crackdown on athletes continues apace. Dena Shibani poses in an undated photo. She was reportedly arrested in Qeshm, Iran. (Newsflash) Dena Shibani was snatched at gunpoint by security agents in Qeshm, Hormozgan Province, on 10th…
An Iranian swimmer who was arrested on his way home when he ended up in a crowd of people demonstrating against the government has been sentenced to death after he was convicted of "war against God". The family of Parham Parvari, 25, said that the young man from the village…
More famous Iranian film and TV stars have shared photographs of themselves with their mandatory hijabs removed in support of the ongoing protests gripping the country. Sharareh Dolatabadi poses in an undated photo. She shared a photo of herself without hijab to support protests in Iran. (@sharareh_dolatabadi/Newsflash) Iranian film and…