The Latest Breaking News from Iran

Iran's celebrities face reprisals for supporting protests

Iranian celebrities have been startlingly public in their support for the massive anti-government protests shaking their country

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2022

Fire, Clashes Erupt at Iran's Evin Prison

A fire and clashes erupted at Tehran's notorious Evin prison Saturday night as the protest movement sparked by Mahsa Amini's death in custody entered a fifth week. The facility in northern Tehran is infamous for the ill-treatment of political prisoners and also holds foreign detainees.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 16, 2022

Four inmates killed in fire at Tehran’s Evin prison: State media

At least four people killed and 61 injured after violence and fire inside a high-security Evin prison.

Al Jazeera · Oct 16, 2022

A huge fire broke out at Iran's Evin prison, where political prisoners are held

Iran's state-run IRNA reported that there were clashes between prisoners in one ward and prison personnel, citing a senior security official.

WEKU · Oct 15, 2022

Eight died in a fire at Iran's Evin prison, which holds political prisoners

Iran's judiciary raised the death toll Monday in a blaze at Tehran's notorious Evin prison, saying that at least eight prisoners were killed as protests continue nationwide.

WEKU · Oct 15, 2022

Evin prison fire: Gunfire heard as huge blaze breaks out at notorious jail amid protests

Eight people have been injured in the fire, state media says, adding that no one was killed

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2022

Iranian forces extend crackdown as protests enter fifth week

Security forces in Iran extended their crackdown against protesters across the country as demonstrations aimed at bringing down the government enter a fifth week with little sign of abating.

Tribune News Service · Oct 15, 2022

Huge fire sweeps through notorious Evin prison in Iran as 'gunfire rings out'

Evin prison houses Tehran's political prisoners as videos shared on social media show black smoke billowing from the facility

Daily Mirror · Oct 15, 2022

Iran Bars Filmmaker from Travel to London Fest ‘Over Support for Protests'

An Iranian filmmaker said his country barred him from traveling to the London Film Festival over his support for the protest movement sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini that he called a "great moment in history". "I was prevented by the Iranian authorities from boarding my flight to London…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 15, 2022

Rights Group: 233 Killed in Iran, Protests Enter Fifth Week

Protesters intensified anti-government demonstrations along main streets and at universities in some cities across Iran on Saturday. Human rights monitors reported hundreds dead, including children, as the movement entered its fifth week. Demonstrators chanted “Down with the Dictator” on the streets of Ardabil in the country's northwest. Outside of universities…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 15, 2022