Salman Rushdie speaks out after stabbing saying it was ”very difficult” to write again

British author Salman Rushdie said he finds it “very difficult” to write after being stabbed last year, in an interview published on Monday ahead of the release of his new novel “Victory City.” Rushdie, whose “epic tale” of a 14th-century…

Iranian film director Jafar Panahi goes on hunger strike

Iran’s courts voided the dissident director’s sentence last week, but Jafar Panahi is being kept incarcerated in the notoriously harsh Evin prison. “I firmly declare that in protest against the illegal and inhumane behavior of the judicial and security apparatus…

Iran dancing couple given 10-year jail sentence

An Iranian couple in their 20s have been given jail sentences totalling 10 years after posting a video of themselves dancing in the street. They were reportedly convicted for promoting corruption, prostitution and propaganda. The video showed them dancing by…

Iran ‘foils drone attack’ on military facility in Isfahan

The Iranian defence ministry says it has foiled a drone attack on a military facility in the city of Isfahan. The ministry said three drones were involved but there were no casualties. One drone was destroyed by air defence systems…

3 female journalists arrested in Iran amid protests

Iranian authorities have arrested three female journalists in the past two days, local media said Monday, amid months of protests triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini. Iran has been gripped by protests since the Sept. 16 death…

Iranian man who beheaded 17-year-old wife jailed for 8 years

A man who beheaded his 17-year-old wife has been sentenced to eight years in prison in Iran, the judiciary says. Images of Sajjad Heydari carrying Mona’s severed head in Ahvaz after the so-called “honour killing” last year caused widespread outrage.…

Iran executes British-Iranian ex-politician, Alireza Akbari

Iran executed former British-Iranian top politician Alireza Akbari over espionage charges on Saturday, the Misan judicial website announced. Iran had sentenced the former top politician to death earlier in the week. Akbari, his wife and his brother had vehemently denied…

Iranian chess referee Shohreh Bayat fears ostracism over her activism

Three years after fleeing Iran, chess referee Shohreh Bayat fears being further ostracized after challenging the game’s governing body and its president, Russia’s former deputy prime minister, over her choice of clothing at a tournament in October. Back in 2020,…

Iran charges 2 French nationals with espionage

A spokesperson for the judicial authorities in Tehran, on Tuesday said Iranian prosecutors had charged two French nationals with espionage. According to the Misan portal operated by the judicial authorities, the two, whose identities were not made known, are also…

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe tells Andy Murray she sometimes misses prison

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has told Andy Murray she ‘sometimes misses’ the prison environment and the friends she made in the six years she was jailed in Iran. The British Iranian national, who was released in March, spoke to the tennis champ,…

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