# Iran

Last month

May 2023

# Relief

Family of Bernard Phelan 'over the moon' to have Tipperary man home after Iran pardon

Bernard Phelan was pardoned on Friday by the Iranian government after he was detained on spying charges.

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May 15th 2023, 10:20 AM

# bernard phelan

Iranian government pardons Irish citizen Bernard Phelan after imprisoning him on spying charges

The Irish/French citizen was arrested last year amid nationwide protests in the country.

Iran accused Bernard Phelan of spying during a crackdown on demonstrations last October.

A campaign by his family saw politicians and Amnesty International appeal for the 64 year old's release due to his failing health.

Phelan's release, alongside a French national, has been welcomed by Tánaiste Micheál Martin and France's Emmanuel Macron.

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May 12th 2023, 3:46 PM

This year

2023

Voices

Opinion: Ireland can play its part in helping people pushing for freedom in Iran

Colin Lee is an experienced humanitarian worker – he outlines the ways in which the Irish government can help the people of Iran.

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Apr 9th 2023, 7:30 AM

# bernard phelan

Family of jailed Irishman accused of spying in Iran bring their fight to the Embassy in Dublin

Supporters showed up with pictures of 64-year-old Bernard Phelan.

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Mar 30th 2023, 5:24 PM

# Civil War

US air strikes kill 14 in Syria in retaliation for drone strike

A drone attack had killed one American contractor and wounded five US service personnel in Syria.

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Mar 24th 2023, 5:25 PM

# Iran

Iran arrests 'a number of people' over mystery poisonings of at least 5,000 school pupils

Scores of Iranian schools have been hit by poisonings since late November, with some being treated in hospital.

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Mar 7th 2023, 8:10 PM

# Trump

Iranian general says his country is still seeking to kill Trump

The regime is reportedly still pursuing revenge on the former US President who ordered a top Iranian commander to be assassinated in 2020.

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Feb 25th 2023, 12:19 PM

# met police

Iranian TV channel halts London broadcasts after death threats from regime

Met Police and MI5 had foiled 15 plots ‘to either kidnap or even kill’ people seen as ‘enemies of the (Iranian) regime’.

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Feb 18th 2023, 4:42 PM

# Protests

Thousands of protesters in Iran pardoned by country's supreme leader

Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, meanwhile, has agreed to pardon or commute the sentences of a ‘significant number’ of people.

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Feb 5th 2023, 6:41 PM

# humanitarian release

Tánaiste holds hour-long phone call with Iranian counterpart seeking release of Irishman

Phelan’s health is understood to have deteriorated since his detention.

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Jan 31st 2023, 12:38 PM

# ammunition

Drone attack reportedly hits Iran defence ministry complex

The drone strike comes at a tense time in Iran, which has been rocked by nationwide protests.

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Jan 29th 2023, 12:57 PM

Voices

Irish Iranians: 'We cannot give in to this barbaric regime'

Irish Iranians show solidarity with protestors in Iran and ask European lawmakers to take decisive action against the regime.

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Jan 18th 2023, 7:00 AM

# bernard phelan

France concerned for health of French-Irish citizen on hunger strike in Iran prison

Phelan, 64, was arrested in October while travelling through a town during protests and has been accused of spreading anti-regime propaganda

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Jan 17th 2023, 8:39 PM

# Alireza Akbari

Rishi Sunak condemns 'callous' execution of British-Iranian man accused of spying

Tehran’s state media has announced that the former Iranian defence minister had been put to death.

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Jan 14th 2023, 9:28 AM

# Mahsa Amini

Iran sentences three more to death over Amini protests

The Islamic republic has been rocked by civil unrest since the 16 September death of Mahsa Amini.

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Jan 9th 2023, 7:18 AM

# Arrests

German police arrest Iranian man in chemical terror attack plot

German security services were tipped off to the suspect by the American FBI.

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Jan 8th 2023, 6:22 PM

# Duesseldorf

Iranian man held in Germany suspected of chemical terror plot

Cyanide and ricin had allegedly been obtained.

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Jan 8th 2023, 10:09 AM

# Iran

Iran executes two more men in connection with protests

It brings the total executions in Iran following the protests to four.

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Jan 7th 2023, 1:58 PM

# Iran

Iranian Revolutionary Guard shot dead in Tehran amid claims of botched burglary

Iran has been rocked by protests since the 16 September death of a woman who was arrested for allegedly violating the country’s female dress code.

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Jan 4th 2023, 1:04 PM

# Iran

Iran upholds two death sentences over protests, but orders retrial for three others

Iran has been rocked by demonstrations since the 16 September death in custody of Mahsa Amini.

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Jan 3rd 2023, 4:28 PM

Last year

2022

# Iran

Iran's top court orders retrial of third death row inmate sentenced over protests

Iran has been rocked by demonstrations since the 16 September death in custody of Mahsa Amini.

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Dec 31st 2022, 12:13 PM

# Mahsa Amini

Iran's President vows 'no mercy' for 'hostile' protest movement

Protests were triggered by the 16 September death of Mahsa Amini.

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Dec 27th 2022, 12:22 PM

# Saman Seydi

Iran court orders retrial of rapper protester reportedly on death row

Iran has arrested thousands of people over protests following the death of Mahsa Amini.

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Dec 24th 2022, 12:32 PM

# Tehran

Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti arrested after condemning execution of protester

Alidoosti, star of the Oscar-winning film The Salesman, was detained a week after she made a post on Instagram.

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Dec 18th 2022, 7:46 AM

Voices

Opinion: Iran’s nod to International Human Rights Day was more repression of its people

Brendan McNamara highlights the cases of women activists of Bahá’i faith incarcerated in Iran.

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Dec 16th 2022, 7:00 AM

# Tehran

Iran ousted from UN women's rights body over protest crackdown

The US led the campaign for Iran’s removal.

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Dec 14th 2022, 8:20 PM

# Iran

A doctor, rap artists and footballer among those facing death penalty in Iran

Iran has already executed two men who were detained and convicted amid nationwide protests challenging the country’s theocracy.

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Dec 14th 2022, 1:27 PM

# FIFPro

Footballer union 'sickened' as Iranian player risks death sentence

Amir Nasr-Azadani reportedly faces execution in Iran after campaigning for women’s rights and basic freedom in his country.

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Dec 13th 2022, 3:02 PM

# Mahsa Amini protests

Iran publicly executes second prisoner detained amid protests challenging the country's theocracy

At least 488 people have been killed since the demonstrations began in mid-September, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran.

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Dec 12th 2022, 7:54 AM

# Protests

More Iranians at imminent risk of execution, according to human rights groups

The protests have lasted almost three months, having been sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini.

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Dec 11th 2022, 12:06 PM

# Protests

International outcry of 'inhumanity' as Iran carries out execution over Amini protests

Mohsen Shekari had been convicted and sentenced to death for blocking a street and wounding a paramilitary.

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Dec 9th 2022, 8:07 AM

# Iran

Iran carries out first known execution over Mahsa Amini protests

Demonstrations have swept Iran for nearly three months since Amini died after her arrest by the morality police.

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Dec 8th 2022, 9:36 AM

# Iran

Iran abolishes morality police after months of protests triggered by arrest of Mahsa Amini

The morality police were established to “spread the culture of modesty and hijab”.

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Dec 4th 2022, 4:47 PM

# Iran

Protest-hit Iran says it is reviewing mandatory headscarf law

Protests have swept Iran since the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by the morality police for allegedly flouting the sharia-based law.

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Dec 3rd 2022, 4:30 PM

# christian victory

Pulisic's first-half goal sends USA through and ends Iran's extraordinary World Cup

The USA will face the Netherlands in the last-16 after a 1-0 win.

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Nov 29th 2022, 9:14 PM

# Iran

Ireland’s Tehran embassy reopening ‘under review’, says Coveney

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said it “makes sense” to have an embassy in the Iranian capital, despite concerns.

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Nov 29th 2022, 8:02 PM

# Not happy

Iran complain to Fifa over removal of Islamic Republic symbol in US social media posts

The US infuriated their opponents by posting altered images of Iran’s flag.

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Nov 27th 2022, 10:45 PM

# supreme leader

Iran arrests niece of leader Ayatollah Khamenei after condemning regime, brother claims

Farideh Moradkhani’s brother has said she was arrested for criticising her uncle’s regime

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Nov 27th 2022, 1:12 PM

# dear jurgen

Iran boss Queiroz calls Jurgen Klinsmann out on Twitter over 'their culture' comments

Klinsmann said Iran ‘worked the referee’ in defeating Wales, comments the Iran boss has labelled as a ‘disgrace.’

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Nov 26th 2022, 10:49 PM

# stunning scenes

Two late, late goals earn Iran tear-soaked win over Wales

Goals in the 98th and 101st minutes saw Iran make light of intense political pressure back home.

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Nov 25th 2022, 12:48 PM