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Prominent human rights advocate Narges Mohammadi has called on Iranian women to flood the country's streets with female symbols to mark International Women's Day amid monthslong anti-regime protests sparked in large part by the government's treatment of women.

Iran has sentenced Franco-Irish citizen Bernard Phelan to 6 1/2 years in prison for "providing information to another country," his sister said, adding that her 64-year-old brother was at risk of dying in custody.

International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said that talks were ongoing with Iran on March 4 on two sets of important matters, including the science sector, and voiced "great expectation" about the process.

Belgium's Constitutional Court rejected legal challenges to a prisoner exchange with Iran, setting the stage for the possible swap of a Belgium jailed in Iran for a former Iranian diplomat serving a 20-year sentence in Belgium.

A wave of illnesses at girls' schools under mysterious circumstances has prompted many Iranians to pour into city streets across the country to call for the government to step down as speculation grows that the crisis was brought about by officials who have been slow to react.

Iranian journalist Keyvan Samimi, who was recently released from prison, says Iranians are poised to push further in their anti-government protests despite a brutal crackdown after months of unrest over a lack of freedoms and official interference in everyday life.

82 civil and political activists, along with survivors of Iranian government violence, have emphasized their commitment to human rights principles by publishing a text referred to as the "Litigation Agreement." By clarifying their views, they have announced they will be forming a "basis for solidari

Dissident Iranian journalist Keyvan Samimi, 74, was released from prison last Thursday, his family confirmed. Samimi was arrested in May 2019 for participating in a peaceful protest outside of the Iranian parliament on International Workers’ Day in Tehran.

TEHRAN: Iranian dissident journalist Keyvan Samimi, imprisoned since December 2020, was released on Thursday, his family told AFP. Samimi, 74, had been sentenced to three years in prison for “plotting against national security.” “Samimi, who had been transferred last year to Semnan prison,” located nearly 200 kilometers (125 miles) east of Tehran, “was released this

Keyvan Samimi, 74, was sentenced to three years in prison for allegedly plotting against national security