Iran detains leading Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh
BEIRUT, Lebanon: Iranian intelligence agents have detained leading Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh at her house in Tehran, her daughter Mehraveh Khandan says.
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Iran Executes Two More Men On Terrorism Charges
New posts 10:38 Iran Executes Two More Men On Terrorism Charges Iran executed two men on April 4 convicted of carrying out terrorist acts and links to the opposition Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), according to the Mizan News Agency, which is close to the country's judiciary. The two men were the remaining defendants in a six-person case. The other four men were executed earlier this week.
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France Demands Release Of Iranian Rights Lawyer Sotoudeh
New posts 15:42 France Demands Immediate Release Of Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh Nasrin Sotoudeh France has demanded that Iran release prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, who was arrested on April 1 at her residence in Tehran.
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Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh Arrested Again
New posts 14:36 Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh Arrested Again, Daughter Says Nasrin Sotoudeh Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was arrested on April 1 at her residence in Tehran, her daughter, Mehraveh Khandan, announced on her Instagram account on April 2. Khandan, who is living outside Iran, said that her mother was arrested while she was alone at home.
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New Executions A Sign Of Growing Repression In Iran Amid War
Iranannounced the execution of two political prisoners on March 31, a day after the death penalty was also carried out on two others, in a sign that the clerical authorities are stepping up a crackdown on internal opposition in the country.
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Israel opens holiest Christian site to limited prayer after backlash
West Jerusalem was criticized for blocking access to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday Israel has allowed limited access to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem following widespread international criticism over blocking access to Christianity's holiest site.
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Little girl in Ladakh breaks her "gullak" to donate for Iran relief efforts
Leh (Ladakh) [India], March 30 (ANI): Several people in Leh have come forward to contribute money, precious metals, jewellery and other valuable items to help residents in Iran amid the West Asia conflict. A child also broke her 'gullak' (piggy bank) to contribute to the relief efforts in the meantime.
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Netanyahu grants "full, immediate access" to Church of Holy Sepulchre after police block Latin Patriarch's entry for Palm Sunday
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 30 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday (local time) said he had instructed relevant Israeli authorities to grant 'full and immediate access' to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, after Israeli police blocked their entry ahead of Palm Sunday services at the holy site.
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CPJ slams Israel over deaths of three journalists in Lebanon
(CNN) - A Lebanese reporter working for a Hezbollah-owned television network was among three journalists killed in an <a style="box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; font-family: var(--theme-semantic-type-body-font-family__elev); font-size: var
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Iranian footballers honor schoolchildren killed in suspected US strike (VIDEO)
An ongoing inquiry into the attack on a girls' school in Minab has preliminarily pointed to US responsibility, according to media reports The Iranian National Football Team paid tribute to the victims of a suspected US strike on a girls' school in the city of Minab during a match in Trkiye.
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Iran Recruits 12-Year-Olds As 'Combatants Defending The Homeland'
Iran has announced that children as young as 12 can sign up under a new program for combatants defending the homeland, with applicants directed to mosques and registration booths on central squares.
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"Systemic victimisation of minorities": India slams Pakistan Army chief over "go to Iran" remarks to Shias
New Delhi [India], March 27 (ANI): India on Friday launched a scathing critique of Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir following his reported instructions to the Shia community to 'go to Iran. ' \ New Delhi characterised these remarks as a continuation of Islamabad's 'systemic victimisation of minorities,' highlighting a persistent pattern of state-sponsored discrimination.
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Iran slams US and Israeli bullies as Pentagon plans final blow
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called a US strike on a school in Minab that killed nearly 170 children an atrocity and crime against humanity Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi slammed the US and Israel at an emergency UN Human Rights Council session on Friday, convened to discuss the alleged US airstrike on a girls school in Minab thatkilled over 170 children.
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Muslim World League welcomes UNHRC's resolution condemning Iranian aggression
MAKKAH, 26th March, 2026 (WAM) -- The Muslim World League (MWL) welcomed the unanimous adoption by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) of a resolution condemning the blatant Iranian attacks against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Kuwait, the Sultanate of
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GCC Secretary-General welcomes UNHRC's resolution condemning Iranian aggression
RIYADH, 26th March, 2026 (WAM) -- Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Wednesday welcomed the unanimous adoption by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) of the resolution titled "Effects of the Recent Military Aggression Launched by Iran.
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Human Rights Council adopts consensus UN resolution condemning Iranian attacks, highlighting their serious implications
GENEVA, 25th March, 2026 (WAM) -- The Human Rights Council has adopted by consensus a historic UN resolution on the human rights implications of Iranian attacks targeting the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Sultanate of Oman, the State of Qatar, the State of Kuwait, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
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India's Jammu and Kashmir region launches donation drive to support Iran (VIDEO)
Local residents have been collecting gold, cash, and savings, RT India reports Residents in India's Jammu and Kashmir union territory have launched a notable show of solidarity with the people of Iran as the war with the US and Israel continues.
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Iran's Internet Blackout Now Over 600 Hours
New posts 11:23 Iran's Internet Blackout Now Over 600 Hours NetBlocks, a web-outage monitor, says that the Internet blackout in Iran has passed the 600-hour mark and has entered its 26th day. "The measure leaves civilians cut off from international networks, violating their right to access information in times of war," NetBlocks said in a post on X on March 25.
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"Over 1,000 Kanyakumari fishermen stranded in Iran facing 'dire' crisis; MP Vijay Kumar moves adjournment motion
New Delhi [India], March 25 (ANI): Congress' Kanniyakumari MP Vijay Vasanth on Wednesday moved an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha, demanding an urgent discussion on the plight of over 1,000 fishermen from Tamil Nadu who are reportedly stranded in Iran and nearby islands.
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New Human Rights Watch report claims Iran deliberately attacked civilian commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz
Beirut [Lebanon], March 24 (ANI): A fresh report from the Human Rights watch on Tuesday claimed that the Iranian forces have appeared to deliberately target at least two civilian commercial ships in and around the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month on March 11-- which would amount to war crimes.