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Iran carried out its second execution linked to the anti-government protests challenging the country’s theocracy on December 12. Our Observer, Hadi Ghaemi, who works as the Executive Director of the ‘Centre for Human Rights in Iran’, told us this “killing spree” to crush protests is likely to shift into “high…

Campaigners want privately owned and often unused parks and shared gardens in London and elsewhere to be accessible

Authors and Observer critics choose the books they will be giving as gifts this year – and the one they’d like to find in their own stocking

Do you really need a starter? What’s the best bird? And when to do the prep? Observer Food Monthly’s expert guide to keeping your kitchen happy

I Camisa has been battered by the pandemic and rising costs and is threatened with doom after almost a century of trading

The delegate for the controversial ‘godman’ Nithyananda, who fled India in 2019, was invited to the Diwali party by two senior Conservatives

There’s nothing new about this wonderful Greek restaurant in west London, writes Jay Rayner, but that’s exactly the point

RCN has reportedly offered to ‘press pause’ on planned strike action

Royal College of Nursing and Unison call on health secretary to negotiate with them to avoid action at Christmas and new year

Ukrainians have the technical advantage but Russians persist in sacrificing troops to take an area with no strategic value

A devoted multi-generational audience aren’t disappointed as Robert Smith and band double down on desolations old and new