Asia Iran Jafar Panahi, the film director imprisoned on charges of carrying out anti-government propaganda with his work and banned from making films for 20 years, has been freed; the release came 48 hours after he began a hunger strike in protest
Asia Iran Statements by the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, who said that Tehran is ready to negotiate with France on the implementation of a UN resolution concerning southern Lebanon, have been challenged by Lebanon's interim Prime Minister
Asia Iran International oil traders have been anxiously watching Israel's expected military response to Iran's latest missile attack, with prices likely to depend on what happens in the country
Asia Iran Law to protect "family by promoting the culture of chastity and the hijab' tightens penalties for women who do not wear the veil in public with fines, restrictions on internet use, imprisonment, confiscation of vehicles and bans on travelling abroad
Asia Iran 34 female prisoners began a hunger strike in an Iranian prison on Sunday to mark two years since the start of protests against clerical authorities, said Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi's foundation