Iran Protests

Execution of dual national Alireza Akbari for spying may have its roots in Iranian political rivalry

Demonstration outside Leinster House in support of Bernard Phelan (64), who was arrested in Iran in October but never charged

Appointment of hardline new police commander interpreted as sign of mixed messages from Iran’s regime

Further executions come despite growing international criticism over Iran’s crackdown on demonstrators

Four men are now known to have been executed since the demonstrations began in September

Senior Iranian officials and military officers vow ‘harsh revenge’ for US assassination three years ago of Revolutionary Guard Quds commander Qassem Soleimani

Bernard Phelan’s family say he is being detained in inhumane conditions

While hardliners remain determined to crush dissidence, they have been criticised by senior clerics

Wife and daughter of sporting icon taken off flight from Tehran and accused of taking part in anti-government protests

Opinion: Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch independently verify allegations

Thirty-eight-year-old posted picture on Instagram of herself without hijab and holding paper which said ‘women, life, freedom’

Victim blaming is the lowest form of defence, yet the MEP has chosen to blame protesting women and girls rather than the vile police state that beats and kills them

Mohsen Shekari convicted of stabbing a security official and hanged on Thursday morning

Badri Hosseini Khamenei, the ayatollah’s sister, condemns “despotic caliphate” of Ali Khamenei.

West has been slow to acknowledge the depth and significance of what is happening in Iran, where the protesters are desperate to get their message out

Report says 16 deaths have occurred this week

Mehran Samak, a childhood team-mate of midfielder Saeid Ezatolahi, ‘was killed by security forces after honking his car horn’

Iranian ambassador to Ireland accuses others of seeking to ‘provoke anger and incite tensions’

Iran asked for USA to be banned for social media posts before World Cup showdown

Comments by Ireland South MEP cause dismay in European Parliament

Going ahead with plan would be an ‘appalling slap in face’ for citizens risking their lives in protest against regime’s behaviour, Minister told

Directors and actors from Iran’s celebrated film sector among those speaking out in support of anti-regime demonstrations

Public outcry sparked by death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in police custody

Nationwide unrest over hardline clerical rule continues in Iran as protesters mourn 10-year-old victim

Mother accuses security forces of killing her nine-year-old son as demonstrations intensify

Media attempting to destabilise team ahead of England clash by asking about protests in Iran, claims Alireza Jahanbakhsh

Without a leader and a plan, demonstrators will not alter the balance of power

Members of the security forces and a nine-year-old boy are among those killed

France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, has characterised the unrest as a revolution

Kurdish militant bases have been targeted since the death of Mahsa Amini triggered unrest across Iran

Dissidents in Iraq once fought side by side with US forces. Now they are alone as they face Iranian attacks

Country’s 'vicious security apparatus using every tactic’ to suppress dissent, says Human Rights Watch

The ministers also condemned Russia’s use of Iranian drones in Ukraine

Mass protests have again highlighted how women’s clothing is a political issue in the country

Security forces in Kurdish city of Mahabad reported to have opened fire on protesters

Crowds gather at cemetery where Kurdish-Iranian woman was buried after her death in police custody

After taking part in protests, 19-year-old Rezan was targeted by Iranian security forces. She fled to Iraq’s Kurdistan region to join a group of Iranian Kurdish fighters

Minister summoned Dr Masoud Eslami to a meeting to express concerns regarding the war in Ukraine and the treatment of Iranian citizens at home

Government insisted on clause “expressing solidarity with Iranian women”, Taoiseach says

Hatred and bigotry is part of sport but sometimes individuals step up and call it out to their own detriment