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Woman in Saudi Arabia sentenced to 100 lashes for giving birth outside marriage
A Kenyan mother in Saudi Arabia has reportedly been sentenced to 100 lashes after giving birth outside marriage. Under the Saudi sharia law system, sex outside marriage is a criminal offence. But it is women who are disproportionately targeted, say rights groups, which have condemned the punishment as an "act of violence".
Woman in Saudi Arabia sentenced to 100 lashes for giving birth outside marriage
A Kenyan mother in Saudi Arabia has reportedly been sentenced to 100 lashes after giving birth outside marriage. Under the Saudi sharia law system, sex outside marriage is a criminal offence. But it is women who are disproportionately targeted, say rights groups, which have condemned the punishment as an “act of violence”.
Woman in Saudi Arabia sentenced to 100 lashes for giving birth outside marriage
A woman cleans the booth of Saudi Arabia at the ITB tourism fair in Berlin on 3 March. Photograph: Tobias Schwarz/AFP/Getty Images A Kenyan mother in Saudi Arabia has reportedly been sentenced to 100 lashes after giving birth outside marriage. Under the Saudi sharia law system, sex outside marriage is a criminal offence. But it is women who are disproportionately targeted, say rights groups, which have condemned the punishment as an “act of violence”.
‘We’ve been preparing for the worst all year’: uncertainty grips Iran after Trump midterms defeat
A banner depicting Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu and JD Vance burns during a pro-regime rally in Tehran on Wednesday. Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images Just hours after the US midterm election results delivered a crushing defeat for the Republican party, pro-regime crowds gathered in Tehran’s Enghelab Square to set fire to a giant banner depicting Donald Trump, his vice-president, JD Vance, the US envoy Steve Witkoff and the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
‘We’ve been preparing for the worst all year’: uncertainty grips Iran after Trump midterms defeat Original
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Irán ejecuta a un millar de disidentes
01/11/2026 06:00 Irán ha ejecutado a más de 1.000 personas desde comienzos del 2026, según el Centro Abdorrahman Boroumand (ABC), con sede en Estados Unidos, lo que ha suscitado preocupación por el uso que hacen las autoridades de la pena capital en medio de una creciente represión de la disidencia. La organización ha documentado 1.008 ejecuciones este año, mientras que Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO), con sede en Oslo, ha confirmado centenares de casos.
Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi given new prison sentence
An Iranian court has handed the award-winning film director Jafar Panahi a new prison sentence of five years and one month and ordered the seizure of all his assets. The 66-year-old, who won the Palme d'Or at Cannes last year for It Was Just an Accident , was sentenced in absentia, his lawyer, Mostafa Nili, told the Iranian news outlet Emtedad. The court also imposed a two-year travel ban and barred him from using social media for two years, Nili said. The charges against Panahi remain unclear.
Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi given new prison sentence and has assets seized
The Center for Human Rights in Iran warned that authorities were cracking down on cultural figures. Photograph: Carlos Álvarez/Getty Images An Iranian court has handed the award-winning film director Jafar Panahi a new prison sentence of five years and one month and ordered the seizure of all his assets. The 66-year-old, who won the Palme d’Or at Cannes last year for It Was Just an Accident, was sentenced in absentia, his lawyer, Mostafa Nili, told the Iranian news outlet Emtedad.
Iranian woman handed death sentence for blasphemy in social media post
Human rights groups have raised the alarm over the growing number of death sentences and executions in Iran, after reports that a 23-year-old woman, Najmeh Amini, has been sentenced to death for blasphemy over a social-media post. Amini, an accounting student, is being held in Vakilabad prison in the north-east city of Mashhad. She has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison and death in separate cases heard by a revolutionary and a criminal court.
Iranian woman handed death sentence for ‘blasphemy’ in social media post
Human rights groups have raised the alarm over the growing number of death sentences and executions in Iran, after reports that a 23-year-old woman, Najmeh Amini, has been sentenced to death for blasphemy over a social-media post. Amini, an accounting student, is being held in Vakilabad prison in the north-east city of Mashhad. She has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison and death in separate cases heard by a revolutionary and a criminal court.
Iranian woman handed death sentence for ‘blasphemy’ in social media post
Human rights groups have raised the alarm over the growing number of death sentences and executions in Iran, after reports that a 23-year-old woman, Najmeh Amini, has been sentenced to death for blasphemy over a social-media post. Amini, an accounting student, is being held in Vakilabad prison in the north-east city of Mashhad. She has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison and death in separate cases heard by a revolutionary and a criminal court.
Iranian woman handed death sentence for ‘blasphemy’ in social media post
Najmeh Amini appealed from prison for international intervention. She was also sentenced to more than 12 years for ‘acting against national security’ and ‘spreading propaganda’ Photograph: Handout Human rights groups have raised the alarm over the growing number of death sentences and executions in Iran, after reports that a 23-year-old woman, Najmeh Amini, has been sentenced to death for blasphemy over a social-media post.
Iranian woman handed death sentence for ‘blasphemy’ in social media post
Human rights groups have raised the alarm over the growing number of death sentences and executions in Iran, after reports that a 23-year-old woman, Najmeh Amini, has been sentenced to death for blasphemy over a social-media post. Amini, an accounting student, is being held in Vakilabad prison in the north-east city of Mashhad. She has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison and death in separate cases heard by a revolutionary and a criminal court.
Iran Nobel laureate recounts torture in jail and hopes for the future
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‘A return to prison is always looming’: Iran nobel laureate recounts torture in jail and hopes for the future
The human rights activist Narges Mohammadi has described being beaten so severely by Iranian security agents that she required two brain scans, before being held in solitary confinement for two months despite her grave injuries. In an interview with the Guardian, the 54-year-old Nobel peace prize laureate said that during her arrest in December, security agents “inflicted extremely severe blows to my head and body.
‘A return to prison is always looming’: Iran nobel laureate recounts torture in jail and hopes for the future
Narges Mohammadi after her release. She said her most painful doubts were about the price her children had paid while she was detained in prison. Photograph: Narges Mohammadi Foundation The human rights activist Narges Mohammadi has described being beaten so severely by Iranian security agents that she required two brain scans, before being held in solitary confinement for two months despite her grave injuries.
Iranian singer’s 74 lashes for performing without a hijab ‘a form of torture’, say rights groups Original
An Iranian court's decision to uphold a sentence of 74 lashes against the popular singer Parastoo Ahmadi for performing without a hijab has sparked outrage among rights groups, who described it as "a form of torture". In June, Ahmadi, 29, and eight members of her production team, including musicians, were sentenced by a court in the city of Qom over a concert that was streamed online in 2024, which went viral and racked up millions of views.
Iranian security forces coordinated killing, torture and sexual abuse of protesters, says Amnesty
Iranian security forces “coordinated” the killing, torture and sexual abuse of hundreds of people who took part in the women-led nationwide protests in September 2022, according to leaked state documents and interviews. Tens of thousands of people, including children, took to the streets of towns and cities across Iran after the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, after her arrest by the “morality” police for allegedly not complying with the country's hijab regulations.
The Iranian Town Devastated By A US Strike On A Wedding
A woman weeps during a mass funeral in Kuhestak, Iran, September 2026 (Razieh Poudat/AP) Originally published by The Guardian: EA on Pakistan TV: US and Iran Escalate Their Attacks — Is There A Way Out? The blast hit at around 9.30 p.m. on September , turning a night of celebration into one of devastation for the small coastal community, which is on the Strait of Hormuz.
‘Unimaginable grief’: Iranian town left devastated after strike on wedding
People in Kuhestak, a predominantly Baloch city in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province, are mourning after a strike on a wedding killed at least four people, including a child, and injured more than 60, according to local authorities. The blast hit at around 9.30pm on 1 September, turning a night of celebration into one of devastation for the small coastal community, which is on the strait of Hormuz.
Iran seeks to criminalise all contact with foreign media in latest 'chilling' crackdown
Iran has taken the first step towards criminalising contact with foreign media, in a move human rights groups have said attempts to “sever the entire Iranian society from the rest of the world”.
Prisoners at Iran’s largest jail sew lips shut in hunger strike as executions soar
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Prisoners at Iran’s largest jail sew lips shut in hunger strike as executions soar
Prisoners at Iran’s largest jail have sewn their lips shut as hundreds of them joined a mass hunger strike amid a surge in executions over drug offences and charges linked to anti-government protests. The hunger strike, involving at least 1,500 death row prisoners at Ghezel Hesar prison near Tehran, began two weeks ago after six men convicted on drug-related charges were transferred to solitary confinement before their possible execution, according to Iranian rights groups.
‘It's truly hell here': Airstrikes, repression and water shortages become ‘new normal' for Iranians
As US airstrikes hit port and inland cities in Iran, and Tehran strikes at the US's Middle East allies, the escalating conflict has left many Iranians fearing that, amid war and a worsening human rights crisis, they remain trapped in a cycle of violence and repression with no way out. Bandar Abbas, on the strait of Hormuz and the headquarters of the Iranian navy, has been hit by strikes every night since the latest escalation began nearly two weeks ago.
Airstrikes, repression and water shortages become ‘new normal’ for Iranians
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‘It was back-to-back explosions': Iranians recall 48 hours of terror after US attack on port cities
Residents in southern Iran have described two nights of fear this week after explosions shook coastal communities as the US launched fresh strikes on targets including the port cities of Bandar Abbas and Sirik. US Central Command confirmed the attacks, saying they were carried out to “further degrade their ability to threaten freedom of navigation in the strait of Hormuz”.
‘It was back-to-back explosions’: Iranians recall 48 hours of terror after US attack on port cities
Residents in southern Iran have described two nights of fear this week after explosions shook coastal communities as the US launched fresh strikes on targets including the port cities of Bandar Abbas and Sirik. US Central Command confirmed the attacks, saying they were carried out to “further degrade their ability to threaten freedom of navigation in the strait of Hormuz”.
Iranian star Parastoo Ahmadi reportedly sentenced to 74 lashes for singing without hijab
The Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi and eight members of a production team, including musicians, have been reportedly sentenced to 74 lashes for performing in a concert livestreamed on Ahmadi's YouTube channel in 2024.
Iranian star Parastoo Ahmadi reportedly sentenced to 74 lashes for singing without hijab
The Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi and eight members of a production team, including musicians, have been reportedly sentenced to 74 lashes for performing in a concert livestreamed on Ahmadi's YouTube channel in 2024.
“Trump solo está ganando tiempo”: los iraníes afrontan con escepticismo la firma del acuerdo de paz con Washington
En la localidad rural de Sirik, en el sur de Irán, las temperaturas han alcanzado los 45 grados durante la última semana. Mientras tanto, sus vecinos seguían haciendo cola para llenar cubos de agua días después de que, según se informa, los ataques estadounidenses dañaran dos instalaciones de agua potable que abastecen a las aldeas cercanas. En medio de la escasez de agua y el temor inminente a la guerra, llegó la noticia de un posible acuerdo entre Washington y Teherán.
scepticism in Iran as peace deal nears
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‘Everyone is angry for different reasons’: scepticism in Iran as peace deal nears
In the rural town of Sirik, in southern Iran, temperatures over the past week have climbed to 45C (113F), and residents were still queueing to fill buckets of water days after US strikes reportedly damaged two drinking water facilities serving nearby villages. Amid the water shortages and the looming fear of war came news of a possible deal between Washington and Tehran. But for those struggling to pick up the pieces in the aftermath, the announcement brought little relief.
Las cicatrices de la guerra de Trump en Irán: una economía en ruinas y una población abandonada a su suerte
Mientras Donald Trump oscila entre amenazas de nuevas acciones militares contra Irán y predicciones de un acuerdo de alto el fuego duradero inminente, muchos iraníes han quedado exhaustos y sumidos en la incertidumbre. A pesar del levantamiento parcial del bloqueo de internet que comenzó con el inicio de la guerra el 28 de febrero, el temor a un empeoramiento de la represión interna también ha alimentado el pesimismo sobre el futuro entre algunos de los entrevistados por The Guardian.
‘They beat me until I lost consciousness’: growing reports of brutal arrests, torture and deaths in Iran’s prisons
Iranian writer Hamid Asefi wasn’t home on the afternoon of 5 March when armed intelligence agents stormed his Tehran apartment, breaking down the door with a sledgehammer and axe. After going unit to unit looking for him, they finally encountered him as he returned to the building.
A broken economy and an emboldened regime: Iranians abandoned to endure fallout from war
default As Donald Trump swung this week between threats of new military action against Iran and predictions that a lasting ceasefire deal was imminent, many Iranians were left exhausted and gripped by uncertainty. Despite the partial lifting of an internet shutdown that began when the war started on 28 February, fears of worsening repression at home have also fuelled pessimism about the future among some of those to whom the Guardian spoke.
anger, anxiety and tears as Iran’s internet flickers back
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‘This isn’t freedom’: anger, anxiety and tears as Iran’s internet flickers back
After 88 days of near-total internet blackout in Iran, long-delayed messages, images and poems flooded phones and social media feeds at about 5pm on Tuesday, when still-limited connectivity flickered back to life. The first reactions, however, were not celebratory. Many new posts were threaded with scepticism, anxiety and anger. Ellie*, 42, an artist from Tehran, was able to connect for the first time since 28 February.
More than 110 Nobel laureates call on Iran to release gravely ill activist Narges Mohammadi
More than 110 Nobel laureates have called for the immediate and unconditional release of Narges Mohammadi, the imprisoned Iranian human rights activist and Nobel peace prize laureate, after she was transferred to hospital amid concerns over her rapidly deteriorating health. In a statement released on Tuesday, 112 Nobel laureates urged the Iranian authorities and the international community to act “without delay” to secure Mohammadi’s release and ensure her continued access to medical treatment.
Iran conducting near-daily prisoner executions in secrecy, say rights groups
Iran is carrying out near-daily executions of prisoners in secrecy and, in some cases, refusing to hand the bodies of the dead to their families, according to rights groups and sources close to the relatives of the dead. Many families only learn of executions after they have been carried out, with some facing harassment and pressure not to speak publicly on the personal impact of the state killings, the sources said.
Family of ailing Iranian Nobel laureate say keeping her in jail is a death sentence
A portrait of Narges Mohammadi by the photographer Reihane Taravati at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway.Photograph: Reihane Taravati/Getty Images The family of the jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi say they fear for her life after a sharp deterioration in her health, suspected heart attack and drop in body weight of almost 20kg (44lb). The 54-year-old human rights activist, who was awarded the 2023 Nobel peace prize while in prison, had been released for health reasons in 2024.
Stabbings, kidnap threats and arson attacks: how the Iranian regime targets UK journalists
The London offices of news channel Iran International, which opposes the regime in Tehran, were the target of an attempted arson attack last week.Photograph: Courtesy of Iran International Iranian journalists working in London say they fear for their lives after a recent spate of threats and physical attacks, which they blame on a Tehran regime intent on silencing Persian-language news media such as BBC Persian and Iran International.
‘Ticking timebomb’: Tehran residents return to ruined city amid fears truce will not hold
In Tehran, countless homes and other civilian infrastructure such as schools and hospitals have been destroyed by US and Israeli airstrikes.Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Like many in Tehran, Mehdi, 36, an IT professional, had fled the capital in the early days of the war to stay with relatives in the north. Returning to the city, he was confronted by bombed-out buildings, debris and rubble still scattered across the roads.
Dismay as Ancient Heritage Sites across Iran Damaged in US-Israel Bombing
12 Mar 2026 – The governor of the historic Iranian city of Isfahan has accused the US and Israel of a “declaration of war on a civilization” as heritage sites across the country suffer damage in their bombing campaign. The most serious confirmed damage to date has been to Tehran’s Golestan Palace, dating back to the 14th century, and the 17th-century Chehel Sotoon Palace in Isfahan.
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