US sanctions on Iranian hackers highlight growing concern about the Islamic Republic’s cyberwarriors: DD Images/Shutterstock A feature of the simmering tensions between the US, Israel and Iran has been not just the tit-for-tat missile and drone strikes and assassinations, but accusations of cyberwarfare waged by Iran. On April 23, the US Treasury announced it was …
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Nobel peace prize 2023: award for Iranian women’s rights protester highlights fight against declining democracy around the world: One hundred days after Iranians first protested the killing of 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini for wearing her hijab incorrectly, Narges Mohammadi sat down in her prison cell to write a letter to the country’s women. She …
Nobel peace prize: Narges Mohammadi wins on behalf of thousands of Iranian women struggling for human rights: Prominent Iranian women’s rights advocate Narges Mohammadi has won the 2023 Nobel peace prize for her long fight against the oppression of women in Iran. Mohammadi is serving multiple prison sentences in Evin prison in Tehran on charges …
Iranian protesters remain defiant in the face of violent and brutal regime oppression: The vibrant, brave and unyielding voice of dissent remains strong in Iran despite months of brutal repression by the clerical regime. The “women, life, freedom” movement is an insistent call for change that is meeting the Islamic Republic head-on with resilient defiance. …
Ukraine war: Iranian ‘kamikaze’ drones can inflict serious damage but will not be a gamechanger: Many Ukrainians are facing the prospect of a winter of power outages after about 30% of the country’s power stations were knocked out in just over a week. The deputy head of the president’s office, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, has warned that …
Iranian women burning their hijabs are striking at the Islamic Republic’s brand: “Women, life, liberty.” These words are ringing out on the the streets of every city in Iran, as women come out to tell the repressive enforcers of the Islamic Republic that they have had enough. The death of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman, Mahsa …
Hello Commander: new pop song aims to steer Iranian youth away from the temptations of American culture: Give me the child: Iranian children on their first day at kindergarten. Sonia Sevilla via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA The Tehran Times recently hailed what it referred to as: “A new epic song themed with generational support for …
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Iranian arms dealing continued in the UK even after notorious tank deal fell apart in 1979: UK government/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA Following her release from detention in Iran, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, held hostage since 2016, said: “what happened now should have happened six years ago”. She was referring to the fact that her release had …
South Africa in the news: UNSC unlikely to act on killing of Iranian scientist: Diplomats: No member has so far requested to discuss Friday’s killing nor has there been any call for a statement, diplomats say.: “South Africa” – BingNews Trends shaping the future of banking: Most banks have moved up their digital strategies and …
South Africa in the news: Israel Says South Africa-Based Iranian Agents Recruited Palestinian Terrorists: Israel said on Wednesday it had cracked a Palestinian terrorist cell suspected of having been recruited and handled by Iranian intelligence officers who worked out of South Africa. Israel has long been locked in a shadow war with Iran, which supports …
Iranian official acknowledges porn actress visited country: A semi-official news agency in Iran is quoting a government official acknowledging that a British-American porn actress recently visited the Islamic Republic following a social media outcry. ISNA on Tuesday quoted Hasan Qashqavi, a deputy foreign minister in charge of consular affairs, as saying the actress visited Iran …
Does anyone know what size pants Michelangelo’s David wears? Italy covered up nude statues in advance of Iranian president Hassan Rouhani’s visit this week, the BBC reports. According to the Independent , “plain white boards” were placed in front of certain sculptures at the Capitoline Museum in Rome as a “sign of respect” for Rouhani. …