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Iranian activist and labor journalist Sepideh Qolian, who was jailed before, has received a 15-month prison sentence due to a complaint by pro-regime reporter.

Meta, parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said it thwarted five foreign adversary-linked social networks in its recent quarterly threat report.

A new wave of emigration, sparked by the crackdown on last year's nationwide protests and a deep economic crisis, is reaching a critical point, according to experts.

Syrian protesters continue to urge President Bashar al-Assad to step down and Iran leave the country, as economic conditions deteriorate.

A student-led campaign has garnered over 13,000 signatures in opposition to the expulsion of Professor Ali Sharifi Zarchi from Sharif University in Iran.

The Nobel Foundation said on Saturday it would not after all invite the ambassadors of Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend the Nobel Prize awards ceremony in Stockholm this year.

Early on Saturday, a road accident in Iraq claimed the lives of at least 16 individuals, 12 of whom were Iranians, as reported by the Iraqi state news agency.

UN rights experts have expressed grave concern over Iran’s new draft hijab bill, with the first anniversary of Woman, Life, Freedom protests only two weeks away.

Bahareh Hedayat, an Iranian political prisoner in Evin Prison, has gone on hunger strike to protest repression and the death of another prisoner Javad Rouhi.

A political figure with close ties to Iran's former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he was the target of several assassination plots during the past two months.

US Ambassador to the UN's Human Rights Council has condemned Iranian officials in UN leadership roles on the anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death.

Iran's leading Sunni cleric has criticized the regime for persecuting the religious minority, stating that the President failed to fulfill his campaign promises.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi delivered a speech at the Nobel Peace Conference on Friday, drawing attention to the deteriorating human rights situation in Iran.

US ambassador to the UN's Human Rights Council condemns Iranian officials in UN leadership roles on the anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death.

President Ebrahim Raisi’s administration has increased the budget allocated to the Iranian Ministry of Culture by more than 300%, causing widespread controversy.

Iran’s assistant FM indirectly criticized the remarks made by the Taliban's Foreign Minister regarding the establishment of an inclusive government in Afghanistan.

Lawmakers have written to Gen Anthony J. Cotton to probe why an Iranian regime insider was invited as a key speaker to the recent STRATCOM Deterrence Symposium.

The investigation into last year’s nearly fatal attack on Salman Rushdie has expanded to explore potential international involvement, according to a US district attorney.

Angered by the death of imprisoned protester Javad Rouhi, Iranians are demanding action as international rights groups urge probe into his tragic passing.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian engaged in discussions with Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary-General of Hezbollah in Lebanon.

The Association of Families of Victims of Flight PS752 has issued a call for a global gathering on the anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death.