Iran

Iranian police fire tear gas and live rounds against protesters

Online videos from Tehran show Iranian police and security forces firing both tear gas and live rounds to disperse demonstrators who are protesting against the Islamic Republic's initial denial that it shot down a Ukrainian jetliner

13/01/2020

France

Watch: Iranians in France demonstrate against Tehran protest crackdown

Unrest was sparked after the government announced a hike in petrol prices, and quickly turned political. Amnesty International has said at least 161 people have been killed, but Tehran has rejected this figure.

03/12/2019

Iran

At least 143 protesters have died in Iran, says Amnesty International

Human rights organisation Amnesty International says that reports and verified video from Iran show security forces shooting protesters.

25/11/2019

Iran

Iran begins reconnecting internet after shutdown over protests

After a five-day-long blackout meant to stifle protests, Iranians are slowly regaining internet access

21/11/2019

Iran

Iran’s Khamenei defends fuel price rises amid protests

Khamenei told state television that the government is raising petrol prices in order to provide additional subsidies to low income families.

17/11/2019

Iran

Euroviews. Iranians are urging EU to adopt a tough Iran policy ǀ View

The Iranians conveyed a clear message giving voice to the demand of the heavily oppressed and widely impoverished people of Iran, who are protesting for genuine change and increased rights and freedoms since the beginning of 2018.

20/06/2019

Iran

Iranian women 'refuse to stay home' on International Women's Day

Video posted on social media showed demonstrators taking to the streets of Tehran on International Women's Day.

09/03/2018

USA

US faces criticism at Security Council meeting on Iran protests

Some members of the UN body argued that recent unrest in the Islamic Republic was an internal issue for Tehran

06/01/2018

Iran

Pro-government demonstrators protest in Iran

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Iran to demonstrate support for the government.

04/01/2018

Iran

Eight elements behind the protests in Iran

There's no single cause driving Iranians to take to the streets but instead an intertwined web of older and newer issues coming together.

03/01/2018

Iran

Iran plays down violent protests

More protesters die in violence across Iran as President Rouhani calls for calm

01/01/2018

Iran

Ten people killed in Iran protests on Sunday, state television reports

Demonstrations have swept Tehran and other Iranian cities since Thursday in the country's worst unrest since 2009

01/01/2018

Iran

Two Iran protest deaths 'caused by foreign agents' - local governor

Opposition says demonstrators were shot dead by riot police in the city of Dorud on Saturday, the third day of anti-government protests

31/12/2017

Iran

Anti-government protests spread to major Iranian cities

Around 300 people gathered in the west Iranian city of Kermanshah amid the country's biggest wave of unrest in 8 years.

29/12/2017

Culture news

Photo exhibit documents women's protest against Iran's hijab law

‘Witness 1979’ is an unprecedented exhibition by Iranian photographer Hengameh Golestan on show in London. The photos, never published before

24/09/2015