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'I watch my back': Spike in BBC World Service journalists working in exile
BBC via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoShazia Haya used to travel around Afghanistan as a reporter [BBC] The number of BBC World Service...
Factbox-Alireza Akbari: the British-Iranian executed by Tehran
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHe fought during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s in the ranks of the Revolutionary Guards and had a...
Jafar Panahi Ordered to Serve Six-Year Sentence by Iranian Authorities
Variety via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJafar Panahi, the critically acclaimed filmmaker of “Taxi” and “Three Faces,” has been ordered by...
Iranian rock climber gets hero’s welcome after competing at world championship without her hijab
NextShark via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi received a warm welcome home after causing concern while...
Secret document says Iran security forces molested and killed teen protester
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 days agoNika was just 16 years old when she disappeared during protests against Iran's strict dress code for...
Fire at Iran's notorious Evin prison leaves several dead
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFire damage at Evin prison in Tehran. Koosha Mahshid Falahi/Mizan/AFP via Getty Images A fire...
Elnaz Rekabi: Iranian climber posts Instagram ‘apology’ for competing without hijab
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIranian climber Elnaz Rekabi, who competed in an international contest without a headscarf, has...
Nearly 400 job cuts announced at BBC World Service
Press Association News via AOL· 2 years agoSome 382 jobs at BBC World Service will be cut as part of plans to move to a digital-led service. The broadcaster will also close its BBC Arabic and BBC...
Iran protests escalate as children reportedly killed by regime mourned
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA wave of fresh protests erupted in Iran on Friday as the regime cut off internet access to multiple...
Iranian teenage protester's death sparks global outcry, alleged threats to family from regime
ABC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe death of 16-year-old Nika Shakarami, who went missing after attending protests in Tehran last...