A global soccer players’ union says it’s “shocked and sickened” by reports that an Iranian professional soccer player is at risk of being executed for his involvement in anti-government protests. The organization, the International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPRO), said on Twitter that it’s “shocked and sickened by reports that professional footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani faces execution in Iran…
World Soccer Union ‘Shocked’ to Learn Iranian Player at Risk of Execution for Protest Involvement
Iran Carries Out 2nd Execution Linked to Anti-Regime Protests
DUBAI—Iran on Monday hanged a man in public who state media said had been convicted of killing two members of the security forces, the second execution in less than a week of people involved in protests against the regime’s ruling theocracy. Nationwide unrest erupted three months ago after the death while in detention of 22-year-old…
Why Thousands of Iranians in California Went on the Street | Sudi Farokhnia
“It’s really heartwarming to see how many Iranians have, after 43 years, finally came to unite on one ask, and that one ask is to get rid of the regime of Islamic Republic in Iran.” What started as a protest turned into an uprising. And it is now being considered a revolution. After the death…
Chinese Surveillance Technology Aids Iranian Regime As Tehran Clamps Down on Protesters
Iran is facing increasing nationwide protests since the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died on Sept. 16 in suspicious circumstances after her arrest for allegedly improperly wearing her hijab. The Iranian regime has harshly clamped down on the protesters, and is reportedly aided by Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) surveillance technology in this…
Iran Executes First Known Prisoner Arrested in Protests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Iran said Thursday it executed a prisoner convicted for a crime allegedly committed during the country’s ongoing nationwide protests, the first such death penalty carried out by Tehran. The execution of Mohsen Shekari comes as other detainees also face the possibility of the death penalty for their involvement in the protests, which…
Saudi Foreign Minister: ‘All Bets Off’ If Iran Gets Nuclear Weapon
DUBAI—Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Sunday that Iran’s Gulf Arab neighbours would act to shore up their security if Tehran were to obtain nuclear weapons. Indirect U.S.-Iranian talks to salvage a 2015 nuclear pact between global powers and the Iranian regime, which Washington exited in 2018, stalled in September. The U.N. nuclear chief has voiced…
Iran Building New Nuclear Plant Amid UN Concerns Over Nuclear Program
Iran has begun building a 300-megawatt nuclear power plant in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, which is expected to cost about $2 billion, the country’s atomic energy agency said on Saturday. Mohammad Eslami, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said the new power plant is being built in the Darkhovin district of…
Iran Protesters Call for Strike, Prosecutor Says Morality Police Shut Down
DUBAI—Protesters in Iran called on Sunday for a three-day strike this week, stepping up pressure on authorities after the public prosecutor said the morality police whose detention of a young woman triggered months of protests had been shut down. There was no confirmation of the closure from the Interior Ministry which is in charge of…
Iran Executes 4 Men Convicted of Cooperating With Israel: State Media
DUBAI—Iran on Sunday executed four men convicted of cooperating with Israel’s spy agency Mossad, Iranian state media reported. The Islamic Republic has long accused arch-enemy Israel of carrying out covert operations on its soil. Tehran has recently accused Israeli and Western intelligence services of plotting a civil war in Iran, which is now gripped by…
PREMIERING 7 PM ET: Iranian Protestors Want ‘Revolution,’ Not ‘Reform’: Mary Mohammadi
“They see the regime as a terrorist … which doesn’t have any moral principles and wants to make an Islamic world, not just an Islamic Iran.” “They are looking for freedom; they are looking for dignity.” The Iranian regime is facing the most serious uprising in decades. Widespread protests erupted after a young woman died…
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