Iran Protests
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Push to bring once-jailed Iranian activist to Canada for life-saving transplantElham Modarresi was jailed for protesting the Iranian regime and denied a critical medication for a liver condition. Now she's facing liver failure in a Turkish hospital.WorldJan 24
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Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace PrizeIran's jailed women's rights advocate Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a rebuke to Tehran's theocratic leaders and boost for anti-government protesters.WorldOct 6, 2023
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Mahsa Amini: One year since death of Iranian woman who sparked a revolutionGlobal News takes a look back on the one-year anniversary of the in-custody death of Mahsa Jina Amini and the rise of the Women, Life, Freedom movement in Iran.WorldSep 15, 2023
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Rights advocates condemn ‘gender apartheid’ as Iran’s morality police ramp up enforcementIran's Gen. Saeed Montazerolmahdi has said the morality police would resume notifying and detaining women not wearing hijab in public.CanadaJul 18, 2023
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Campaign aims to put spotlight on children killed by Iranian regimeNine-year-old Kian Pirfalak is one of scores of children activists say have been killed, injured, tortured and raped by the Iranian government and its agents.WorldJun 9, 2023
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B.C. MP fights to save man sentenced to death following Iran protestsGhobadlou was arrested on Sept. 22 2022 during nationwide anti-regime protests sparked by the in-custody death of Mahsa Jina Amini.WorldMay 29, 2023
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Officials raise the alarm about ‘execution spree’ in Iran“We are facing genocide,” Naela Quadri Baloch said. “They are killing Baloch in cold-blooded manner in the name of enemies of God.”WorldMay 15, 2023
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B.C. man worries for cousin, a Bahá’í woman jailed in Iran’s Evin prisonBaha’is in Iran are not allowed to attend university, they’re barred from holding any public sector job, and their homes are often subject to raids and demolition.WorldApr 24, 2023
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Chemical attacks on Iranian school girls on the riseSaeed Ghasseminejad, a Senior Advisor and Financial Economist at the FDD says “there are more than 300 deliberate chemical attacks are confirmed.”CrimeApr 14, 2023
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‘Confusing feeling’: Iranian Canadian activist shares anguish, hope on Persian New YearThe fight for freedom in Iran weighs heavily on the minds of the Iranian Canadian community, casting a dark shadow over an ancient holiday linked with spring and renewal.CanadaMar 20, 2023
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