
NBC News - 4 hours 30 min ago
Iranian authorities were on Wednesday expected to execute the first person in relation to the nationwide unrest that has rocked the country, according to the United States and human rights groups...

BBC - 10 hours 51 min ago
The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) says it has confirmed the killing of 1,850 protesters over the past 17 days.

The Guardian - 14 hours 33 min ago
This liveblog is closed. Our new liveblog is here. Non-essential French embassy staff have left Iran, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Agence France-Presse. The personnel left on Sunday and Monday, the sources added, without saying how many people had departed. "The protection of our personnel and our citizens is a priority," a French foreign ministry official told AFP. Commenting on the protests, the UN high commissioner for human rights Volker T rk said: This cycle of horrific...

Fox News - 17 hours 11 min ago
US Senator demands accountability after alleged human rights violations by Syrian forces against Kurdish civilians in Aleppo amid ongoing conflict.

Fox News - 17 hours 24 min ago
Iranian student Rubina Aminian was shot in the head at close range, joining thousands allegedly killed by government forces, according to Iran Human Rights, a Norway-based group.

Newser - 20 hours 40 min ago
The estimates of the number of protesters killed in Iran continue to grow quickly. The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said Tuesday that more than 2,000 protesters have died since demonstrations started in the final week of December, reports the Washington Post . The UK government has the same...

Sky News - 23 hours 20 min ago
A 26-year-old protester faces "imminent execution" in Iran after he was arrested in connection with anti-regime demonstrations, a human rights group has said.

The Hill - 23 hours 24 min ago
The death toll amid growing protests in Iran is believed to be in the thousands, with an Iranian official putting the figure at 2,000 but human rights groups estimating those numbers could be far higher. An unnamed Iranian official speaking to Reuters said that 2,000 people, including security personnel, have been killed in protests in Iran, now...