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• Video shows Iranian police beating, sexually humiliating teenage detainee

  A video posted in mid-September showing Iranian police officers beating and sexually harassing an arrested teenage boy has caused widespread outrage in Iran. Experts say such…

  

• Videos show US missiles being launched from Kuwait into Iran

  Despite denials from Arab countries in the Persian Gulf region, there is growing evidence that their territory is being used in attacks on the Iranian regime…

  

• Public executions in Iran spark anti-regime protests

  The Islamic Republic publicly executed two Iranian protesters in Isfahan at dawn on July 28. Several hundred people gathered near a stage set up in the…

  

• ‘How to shoot down an F-18’: Videos show Iran militia members training to use anti-aircraft missiles

  Iran’s military forces are preparing for a potential new round of US-Israeli attacks by deploying more man-portable air defence systems, or MANPADS, drawing on lessons from…

  

• ‘It’s feminist and it’s badass’: the Iranian women taking up pole dancing and aerial dance

  Hanging from a rope, a harness or a hoop, Iranian women are flocking to gyms to perform aerial dance and sharing videos of their routines on…

  

• ‘We will shoot the thugs’: Iranian police crack down on crime

  “From now on, we will shoot the thugs,” promised Iran's notorious police chief, Ahmad-Reza Radan, in an interview with the media in April 2025. Since then,…

  

• Honored to be Collective recipient of the European Press Prize 2025 for BakuConnection

  It was an honour to contribute to the Baku Connection investigation as a France 24 Observers journalist, working alongside colleague Corentin Bainier. The collaborative project, led…

  

• Elon Musk’s tweets: Investigating the billionaire’s anti-European rhetoric

  https://youtu.be/80zltXRNbgU The FRANCE 24 Observers -including me- collaborated with France Info and Belgium's RTBF to analyse the rhetoric of Elon Musk, one of Trump's closest advisers.…

  

• Propaganda slip-up: Iran accidentally exposes sensitive missile data

  On May 4, 2025, Tehran announced it had tested a new ballistic missile system. Iranian state television swiftly began broadcasting propaganda videos showcasing the test. However,…

  

• How Elon Musk boosts Europe’s far right on X

  https://youtu.be/X6EDTg9lmIs To mark the 100th day of US President Donald Trump’s second term, the FRANCE 24 Observers collaborated with France Info and Belgium's RTBF to analyse…