Iran
5 Jan
More than 80 people were killed and scores more injured in the blast at a ceremony marking the death of Iranian General Qassem Soleiman.
2 Jan
In the shadow of the Israel-Gaza war Iran's rulers are settling scores with internal critics. Women who refuse to wear the headscarf are being severely punished, activists are persecuted and prisoners have been executed.
23 Dec
A court in Germany has found that Iranian state agencies were behind the planned arson attack at a synagogue in Bochum city.
21 Dec
The militant group based in northern Yemen are on one side of the country's long-running civil war. Now, they're threatening maritime traffic on the Red Sea. Who are the Houthis? And what do they want?
17 Dec
Narges Mohammedi, a human rights activist, has been behind bars in Tehran since 2021. She will be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Sunday in absentia, and will be represented by her husband and two kids in Oslo.
17 Dec
The diplomat was taken into custody in 2022 while on vacation in Iran. The family of 33-year-old Johan Floderus said he was detained without due process, with Sweden and the EU saying he is also innocent.
26 Nov
Violence and discrimination against women in Iran are rooted in the Islamic Republic's state structure. Those in power are now being challenged by a women's rights movement spurred by resistance to wearing headscarves.
16 Nov
Iranian officials have apparently allowed Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner, to see a doctor despite her refusal to wear a headscarf. Her husband still fears for her life.
14 Nov
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in a statement said that the airstrikes were ordered by President Joe Biden in response to repeated attacks against US troops.
10 Nov
The US and Iran have freed 5 prisoners each in a swap brokered by Qatar. Republicans criticized deal, which sees Iran receive $6 billion from frozen oil revenue, as encouraging states to take US citizens as hostages.
30 Oct
DW's Richard Walker spoke with Jasmin Tabatabai, a German actress with Iranian roots, for her take on how the protests since the death of Jina Mahsa Amini in police custody have shaped today's Iran.
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