Iran’s parliament has passed a law imposing the death penalty for cooperation with Israel, the US, or hostile groups, while also criminalizing unauthorized use of tools like Starlink to bypass internet restrictions.
Hedayatollah Farzadi, the head of Iran’s notorious Evin Prison fled the site moments before Israeli airstrikes, Fox News reported Saturday, citing leaked messages between Israeli intelligence and Farzadi's son.
Iranian authorities have summoned and interrogated at least 35 Jewish citizens in Tehran and Shiraz over their contact with relatives in Israel, the US-based human rights group HRANA said.
Throughout Israel's 12-day war on Iran, it launched strikes on key state organs tasked with domestic surveillance, protest suppression, detention and propaganda, targeting what it called “repression infrastructure.”
Iran’s ambassador to London has dismissed allegations that the Islamic Republic was involved in threats against UK-based Iranian journalists in his first appearance before the UK Parliament.
Iranian authorities said they have executed three men accused of smuggling equipment allegedly used in the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a senior figure in Iran's nuclear program who was assassinated in 2020.
The United Nations warned on Monday that Israeli and Iranian actions may violate international law, with civilians—especially in Iran—suffering mass casualties, displacement, and widespread destruction.
Three family members of an Iran International TV presenter were detained in Tehran by the Revolutionary Guards forces seeking to force her resignation as the channel continues its uncensored coverage of the Iran-Israel conflict amid an official internet blackout.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have arrested a German national, Marek Kaufmann, for alleged spying near restricted military and nuclear sites in Markazi province, state-owned Mehr News reported Friday.
The killing of 24-year-old Elahe Hosseinnejad by a driver from a ride-hailing app has deeply jarred Iranian women who say they live in daily fear on buses, in taxis and on the streets.
Iranian authorities executed Mojahed (Abbas) Kourkour, a protester detained during the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom uprising, who was convicted of charges including "enmity against God" and "corruption on earth" following a deadly incident in the southwestern city of Izeh.
Iran has carried out amputation sentences on two people convicted of theft in Isfahan Central Prison, the head of the Isfahan Justice Department announced on Tuesday.
The murder of 24-year-old Elahe Hosseinnejad gripped Iran, sparking grief and anger over gender violence, legal discrimination and the state’s failure to protect women.
Iran uses its overseas missions to covertly surveil dissidents and fund influence operations via state-backed cultural initiatives, multiple former Iranian diplomats and embassy staff members told Iran International.
Iran on Saturday condemned a US decision to bar citizens from 12 countries, including Iran, from entering the United States, calling it a “racist and discriminatory measure” that violates international law.
Iranian authorities have shut down the Instagram page of a popular beauty brand after it released a promotional rap music video featuring young female hip hop artists, in the latest official move against the creative advertising industry.
The BBC on Monday accused Iran of stepping up pressure on journalists working for its Persian language service by intimidating their families in Iran, calling the moves a "sharp and deeply troubling escalation."
Nearly three years after the 2022 killing of Mahsa Jina Amini ignited the largest protests in Iran’s modern history, women’s civil resistance has evolved into a sustained movement quietly but irrevocably transforming society, an investigation by Iran International shows.
Iran executed at least 157 people last month, the highest monthly figure this year, according to US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).
Authorities in the Iranian city of Isfahan have banned all forms of dog walking in public, marking a new escalation in the Islamic Republic’s campaign against dog ownership.
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi has accused UNICEF of failing to fulfill its responsibilities in Iran, citing what she called the organization's inaction in response to the execution of minors and the authorities’ targeting of activists’ children.
Three Indian nationals who traveled to Iran earlier this month are missing, India’s embassy in Tehran said on Wednesday, adding that urgent rescue efforts are underway.