Mar 09 WATCH: Women and girls are still protesting in Iran. Here’s why By Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn, Yasmeen Alamiri Seven months after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was killed at the hands of Iran’s so-called morality police in September, protests across the country calling for the rights of women and girls continue. Continue reading
Mar 08 U.S. sanctions Iranian officials over women’s rights abuses By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The U.S. is adding more sanctions on Iranian state officials who are accused of violating women's rights, amid nationwide anti-government protests over the treatment of young women and girls. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch 8:49 Iran’s future on the world stage uncertain amid continuing protests, nuclear enrichment By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Iran’s supreme leader on Monday called still-unexplained cases of sickness among Iranian girls “an unforgivable crime," after more than 1,000 girls recently fell ill in schools across Iran. This occurred as the regime cracked down on national protests and as… Continue watching
Mar 06 Those who poisoned Iranian schoolgirls guilty of ‘unforgivable crime’, supreme leader says By Associated Press Monday's remarks were the first time Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say on all matters of state, has spoken publicly about the suspected poisonings. Continue reading
Mar 05 Iran says suspected schoolgirl poisonings occurred in more than 50 schools By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press A crisis over suspected poisonings targeting Iranian schoolgirls escalated Sunday as authorities acknowledged over 50 schools were struck in a wave of possible cases. Continue reading
Mar 04 Head of UN nuclear watchdog says Iran pledges more access for inspectors By Stephanie Liechtenstein, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press The head of the U.N.'s nuclear agency said Saturday that Iran pledged to restore cameras and other monitoring equipment at its nuclear sites and to allow more inspections at a facility where particles of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade were… Continue reading
Mar 01 Iranian president orders probe of poisoning at girls’ schools By Associated Press Iran’s president has ordered authorities to investigate a series of incidents in which noxious fumes have sickened students at girls' schools, which some officials suspect are attacks targeting women’s education. Continue reading
Feb 28 UN report says uranium particles enriched up to 83.7 percent found in Iran By Stephanie Liechtenstein, Associated Press Inspectors from the United Nations nuclear watchdog have found uranium particles enriched up to 83.7 percent in Iran's underground Fordo nuclear site. Continue reading
Feb 28 Iran investigating suspected poisonings of hundreds of schoolgirls By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press For months, hundreds of young girls attending different schools in Iran have become overpowered by what are believed to be noxious fumes wafting into their classrooms, with some ending up weakened on hospital beds. Continue reading
Feb 26 Iran foreign minister, senior Russian envoy head to UN’s human rights summit By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will help kick off the latest and longest-ever session of the U.N.'s top human rights body on Monday, with Iran's foreign minister, a senior Russian envoy, and the top diplomats of France and Germany among scores… Continue reading