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Iran: Nose smashed, skull pounded; security forces return the body of another young woman

Iran: Nose smashed, skull pounded; security forces return the body of another young woman

Iran - Iranian security forces returned the body of another young woman, identified as Nika Shakarami, to her family with suspicious injuries, nine days after she went missing during a protest over the death of

Canada imposes sanctions on Iran for human rights violations

Canada imposes sanctions on Iran for human rights violations

Canada - The Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations, as amended, will now include new sanctions against Iran, according to the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs. These penalties are a response to Iran's flagrant

Chechen leader vows to send teenage sons to front line

Chechen leader vows to send teenage sons to front line

Chechnya - Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov says his three sons, aged 14, 15 and 16, will soon be sent to the front lines in Ukraine to fight Russian forces. Kadyrov is a strong ally of

Iran Protests: Riot Police Use Teargas On Students At Sharif University

Iran Protests: Riot Police Use Teargas On Students At Sharif University

Iran - Iranian security forces have clashed with students at the Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, the capital of Iran. The security forces arrested many students during a raid.  Students were demonstrating inside the

Zimbabwe sees a rise in human rights violations

Zimbabwe sees a rise in human rights violations

Zimbabwe - A local think tank's most recent research shows that since the 2017 revolution that ousted longtime ruler Robert Mugabe from office, incidences of organised violence and torture (OVT) have exponentially increased in the

At least 125 killed in Indonesia soccer stadium crush

At least 125 killed in Indonesia soccer stadium crush

Indonesia - Fans of Arema FC and rivals Persebaia Surabaya, Indonesia's two biggest football teams, clashed in the stands after Arema FC's home team suffered a 3-2 defeat in a match in the east Java

Woman arrested in Iran for eating at a restaurant without Hijab

Woman arrested in Iran for eating at a restaurant without Hijab

Iran - The Iranian security forces arrested a woman for eating at a restaurant in public without wearing a Hijab, according to her family. The woman, identified as Donya Rad, was arrested after a photo

19 killed and dozens wounded at Kabul education centre

19 killed and dozens wounded at Kabul education centre

Afghanistan - The blast took place at a center in Kabul's Dashti Barchi district, said Khalid Zadran, a Taliban-appointed spokesman for Kabul's police chief. A suicide bombing at an educational institution in the Afghan capital

Iran cracks down on journalists over anti-hijab protests

Iran cracks down on journalists over anti-hijab protests

Iran - The security forces of Iran have arrested at least 28 journalists and photographers since the latest wave of anti-regime protests began over the death of a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, according to the

Iran’s economic situation in the shadow of the government

Iran’s economic situation in the shadow of the government

Iran - Because of the wave of protests in Iran, the world seems to have re-focused on what is happening there. Although most have forgotten that the wave of bloody protests began back in 2019.