Iran
Iranian Riot Police Clobber Student Protesters
As protests triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini continue to rage, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei resorted to blaming the US and Israel for orchestrating dissent.
Iran Is Trying To Crack Down on Dissent With Limp Pro-Government Protests
Anti-government protests have spread like wildfire in the wake of the death of Mahsa Amini, who died after being arrested for “not wearing her hijab properly.”
Signal Is Asking People Around the World to Help Iranians Access the Encrypted App
The encrypted chat app published “easy” detailed instructions to help anyone set up a proxy server to help Iranians.
Young Iranians Are Fighting Back Against Iran’s Morality Police For the First Time
Iranian authorities blame the “enemies of Islam” for nationwide demonstrations but the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody has galvanised a generation.
Woman Dies After Being Arrested By Cops Under Iran’s Strict Hijab Law
Mahsa Amini, 22, fell into a coma and died after being rounded up by morality police in Tehran and “re-educated” for not complying with the modesty law.
Iranian Hackers Used Victims’ Printers to Issue Ransom Demands, DOJ Says
Prosecutors have identified three Iranian nationals and accused them of being behind a series of ransomware attacks in the U.S., and around the world.
Meth, Money, Militias: Welcome to Iraq’s Hottest Narco Town
A vicious cocktail of addiction, extremism, state failure and unbearably hot summers has turned Basra into a powder keg.
Salman Rushdie Stabbing Suspect ‘Had Contact With Iran’s Revolutionary Guard’
Intel officials told VICE World News Hadi Matar had been in contact with members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. There’s no evidence Iran was involved in organising the attack.
Women in Iran Are Rebelling Against the Compulsory Hijab Law
Women are pushing back against the law that requires them to cover their hair, and which is being enforced strongly by the new hardline president.
Elite Iranian Colonel Assassinated by Mystery Gunmen on Motorbikes
The country’s media is pointing the finger of blame at Israel after the Revolutionary Guards member was killed in broad daylight.
Huge Spike in Drug-Related Executions in Iran
126 people were hanged for drug offences in Iran in 2021, two rights groups said, in a year in which the rate of executions doubled overall following the election of President Ebrahim Raisi.
These Afghans Are Using a Giant Slingshot to Shoot Drugs Across the Border
Experts say Afghan drug smugglers have been using this technique for years.