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☆ Russia's Putin and Iran's Raisi oversee railway deal signing
  + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
MOSCOW, May 17 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday oversaw, via video-link, the signing of a deal on financing and construction of an Iranian railway line to facilitate regional trade. The Rasht-Astara railway is seen as an important link in the broader international North–South Transport Corridor, connecting India, Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan and other countries via railways and sea. Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Editing by Kevin LiffeyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Iran resorts to security cameras, ostracism to deter unveiled women
  + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Parisa Hafezi | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
For decades women who refused to wear the hijab were accosted by morality police operating from vans that patrolled busy public spaces. NOVEL TACTICSIn place of the vans, authorities are installing cameras on streets to identify unveiled women, providing a more discreet method of detecting breaches of Iran's conservative dress code. Now women show up frequently unveiled in malls, airports, restaurants and streets in a display of civil disobedience. Several lawmakers and politicians have warned that the protests could resume if authorities continue to focus on penalising women who discard the hijab. "My grocery shop was closed down for a few days by authorities for serving unveiled women," said Asghar, 45, in the central city of Isfahan.
☆ Protests break out in Iran over schoolgirl illnesses
  + stars: | 2023-03-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Iranian officials believe the girls may have been poisoned and have blamed Tehran's enemies. Iran's interior minister said on Saturday investigators had found "suspicious samples" that were being studied. Similar protests were held in two other areas in Tehran and other cities including Isfahan and Rasht, according to unverified videos. Iran rejected what it views as foreign meddling and "hasty reactions" and said on Friday it was investigating the causes of the incidents. Schoolgirls were active in the anti-government protests that began in September.
☆ Overnight protests rock Tehran, other Iranian cities, videos show
  + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
Videos on Friday showed demonstrations in several neighbourhoods in Tehran as well as in the cities of Karaj, Isfahan, Qazvin, Rasht, Arak, Mashhad, Sanandaj, Qorveh, and Izeh in Khuzestan province. Reuters was able to confirm three of the videos on the protests in Zahedan and one of those in Tehran. Other videos showed large protests on Friday in Zahedan, capital of southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan province, home to Iran's Baluchi minority. [1/5] People take part in a protest in Zahedan, Iran in this screen grab taken from a social media video released February 17, 2023 and obtained by Reuters. In recent weeks Iranian media have reported closures of several businesses, restaurants and cafes for failure to observe the hijab rules.
☆ Iran lawmakers demand severe punishment for 'rioters' as protests rage
  + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Thirty-eight members of the security forces had also been killed, it added. State media said last month that more than 46 security forces, including police, had been killed. Demonstrations continued in many cities on Sunday, from Tehran to central city of Yazd and northern city of Rasht, according to rights groups and videos on social media. Reuters could not verify the rights groups' reports independently, or the social media posts and footage. Hengaw said Ghaderi died in a coma on Saturday after suffering severe blows to her head by the security forces while demonstrating in Tehran.
☆ President Raisi says Iran thwarted U.S. destabilisation
  + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
As Iranian authorities marked the anniversary this week of the seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran by radical students, President Joe Biden backed the protesters, saying: "We're gonna free Iran. In Syria, mass demonstrations against Iran's ally President Bashar al-Assad were confronted with force and the country spiralled into conflict which continues 11 years on. By contrast, Iranian cities were now "safe and sound", Raisi said, promising retribution for the unrest the country had seen. At least 14,170 people have been arrested, including 392 students, in protests in 136 cities and towns, and 134 universities, it said. The crisis has dragged Iran's currency to new historic lows.
☆ Riot police deploy in Iranian cities as people gather for Amini's memorial
  + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Parisa Hafezi | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Witnesses in the capital Tehran and the cities of Tabriz and Rasht to the north also reported a heavy presence of security forces in the streets. A witness in Saqez said the cemetery where Amini is buried was filled with members of the volunteer Basij militia and police. Authorities closed all schools and universities in the Kurdistan province on Wednesday "because of a wave of influenza", Iranian state media reported. Videos circulating on social media showed people at Saqez cemetery chanting "Death to Khamenei". Others showed security forces blocking roads leading to the town.
☆ Iranians keep up protests over Mahsa Amini death despite growing death toll
  + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran September 19, 2022. Protests ignited by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in the custody of Iran's morality police on Sept. 16 have turned into one of the boldest challenges to the clerical leadership since the 1979 revolution. Another video showed dozens of riot police deployed in a Tehran street where a fire was burning. The Norway-based Iran Human Rights organisation said the death toll had increased to at least 201 civilians during the unrest, including 23 minors. Khamenei, a focus of protesters' anger, said the protests were designed by Iran's enemies, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
☆ Iran protests Western stance on mass protests over woman’s death
  + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +5 min
DUBAI — Iran summoned the British and Norwegian ambassadors over what it called interference and hostile media coverage of the nationwide unrest triggered by the death of a woman detained by morality police. European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Iran should “immediately stop the violent crackdown on protests and ensure internet access. He also said that “acts of chaos” were unacceptable and that Iran must deal decisively with the unrest. Iran’s state television said 41 people have been killed since the protests broke out following Amini’s death on Sept 16. State media said 12 bank branches were destroyed in the unrest in recent days, and 219 ATMs have been damaged.
☆ Five killed in Iran during protests over death in custody - rights group
  + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
read moreTwo of the people were killed as security forces opened fire on protesters in the Kurdish city of Saqez, Amini's hometown, the Hengaw Human Rights Organization said on Twitter. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterIt said two more were killed in the town of Divandarreh "by direct fire" from security forces, and a fifth was killed in Dehgolan, also in the Kurdish region. In the nationwide condemnations of Amini's death, the Persian hashtag #MahsaAmini reached nearly 2 million Twitter mentions. The protests have been most intense in the Kurdish region, where the authorities have previously put down unrest by the Kurdish minority numbering 8 million to 10 million. While Hengaw reported deadly force by security forces in the Kurdish region, there were no immediate reports of protest fatalities in other parts of Iran.
☆ O femeie din Iran, acuzată că și-a ucis soțul, a fost executată de propria sa fiică
  + stars: | 2021-03-26 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md   time to read: +1 min
Sursa foto: dcnews.roO femeie din Iran, acuzată că și-a ucis soțul, a fost executată de propria sa fiicăMaryam Karimi și-ar fi ucis soțul cu ajutorul tatălui ei, Ebrahimi Karimi, în urmă cu 13 ani. Femeia a fost condamnată la închisoare și până acum a stat după gratii. Femeia a fost spânzurată pe 13 martie de fiica sa, la penitenciarul din Rasht. Fata, care avea 6 ani când femeia și-ar fi ucis soțul, ar fi refuzat să o ierte sau să accepte o compensație financiară. În urma execuției, tatăl lui Maryam, Ebrahim, a fost adus de autorități pentru a-i vedea cadavrul atârnând.
Persons: Ea, Maryam Locations: Iran, Rasht, Republica Islamică
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