Eight people accused of theft in Tehran have been issued indictments recommending hand amputations as the country continues the punishment banned under international law.
During his speech at the University of Tehran on Saturday, President Masoud Pezeshkian was repeatedly interrupted by protesters. Despite earlier promises, he avoided addressing the dismissal of students and professors involved in protests.
Iranian authorities have intensified a crackdown on journalists and political activists by forcing them to erase social media posts and coerce them into publishing favorable content, sources told Iran International.
A medical network affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claims to have intervened in thousands of abortion cases, stating it monitors hospitals and clinics to identify couples considering the procedure.
Iran has executed at least 531 people this year including twelve prisoners put to death on the eve of the International Day Against the Death Penalty, rights groups reported this week.
Former judiciary top official Hossein Ali Amiri, notorious for the persecution of Jewish and Bahai'i communities, has been appointed as the new governor of Fars Province in southern Iran by order of new president Mahmoud Pezeshkian.
President Masoud Pezeshkian’s minister of telecommunications is facing public criticism for not giving a definitive answer on the removal of state restrictions on internet and social media access.
Twenty-two female political and ideological prisoners in Tehran’s Evin Prison have released an open letter demanding an immediate halt to the sexual harassment of inmates during body searches.
Iran has intensified its deportation efforts, aiming to expel at least two million undocumented migrants by the end of March 2025, according to Ahmad Reza Radan, commander of Iran’s law enforcement forces.
Iranian authorities are restricting the flow of information about last month's coal mine explosion in Tabas which killed at least 51 workers as the country fails to control a spate of disasters blighting the industry dating back years.
The Iranian police's plan to gain unrestricted access to business CCTV footage has raised serious concerns about potential further restrictions on individual and social freedoms.
Iranian security forces have arrested Abolfazl Ghadiani, a former revolutionary who has become an outspoken critic of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Iran's Parliament has blocked the resignation of a lawmaker set to join Masoud Pezeshkian’s cabinet as deputy, sparking speculation over whether Pezeshkian will fight to keep the Sunni lawmaker in his ranks.