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Iran’s Supreme Court announced on July 10 that three men who had participated in protests against the government last November had been sentenced to death. Many…
A second wave of Covid-19 has been sweeping Iran since mid-May. My contacts say that even though hospitals are already overwhelmed with cases, Iranians are not…
While Europe has been slowly reopening after lockdowns meant to halt the spread of Covid-19, Iran is in the grips of a second deadly wave of…
Since 22 May, the Zagros mountain range in southwestern Iran has been ravaged by forest fires spreading across thousands of hectares. Iran is woefully underprepared to…
Parkour athlete Alireza Japalaghy shot to fame on Instagram for his photos of daring stunts on the roofs of Tehran. His account now has more than…
On May 10 Iran's navy tested an anti-ship missile in the Gulf of Oman, but something went wrong and the missile hit a support vessel, killing…
Dozens of Afghan migrants are feared dead after Iranian border guards allegedly forced them into a river on the Iran-Afghan border on May 1. Of the…
People across Iran have been shocked by grisly videos posted online in mid-April that show chicken farmers burying thousands of baby chicks alive. While the videos…
Iran, like many other countries hit by the COVID-19 outbreak, has closed schools and universities and prioritized online learning. But in a country where there is…
During a live briefing on Instagram April 14, Iran's health minister, Saeed Namaki, showed a photo he said was of an Iranian nurse with sores on…
