RFE/RL's Radio Farda breaks through government censorship to deliver accurate news and provide a platform for informed discussion and debate to audiences in Iran.
Protesters took to the streets of Tehran on January 9 for the 13th consecutive night of anti-government demonstrations that have spread across the country. News of the latest protests was limited by an Internet blackout, a move Amnesty International said was meant to conceal human rights abuses.
Protests in Iran have grown to their biggest in several years as crowds flood streets in major cities, small towns, and neighborhoods across Tehran but Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei remained defiant on January 9.
Iran is witnessing the largest antiestablishment protests since the latest round of demonstrations erupted on December 28. As the protests snowball, the tactics of the protesters are also shifting.
Videos shared with RFE/RL's Radio Farda on January 8 show mass protests taking place across the Iranian capital. Meanwhile, observers were reporting Internet outages across the country, blocking citizens from sharing information about the ongoing unrest.
Anti-government protesters in Iran's Fars Province toppled a statue honoring deceased Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani, the former head of the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), as demonstrations continued for an 11th night on January 7.
Unrest in Iran triggered by economic grievances has transformed into antiestablishment protests. Activists in Iran tell RFE/RL that the world should support the protests and that the Islamic republic has got to go, but without foreign military intervention.
The US raid in Venezuela has shaken Tehran. Experts warn Maduro’s fall signals that Iran’s supreme leader could face similar pressure, breaking the “untouchable” taboo and raising loyalty costs for elites amid deadly protests.
Iranian security forces shot and reportedly killed protesters as demonstrations continue across the country.
The death toll and number of arrests rose further in Iran as protests sparked by the country's worst economic crisis in years continued for an eighth straight day on January 4.
There were clashes between protesters and police on the streets of the Iranian city of Yasuj on January 3 as demonstrations continued across the country for a seventh straight night. Protests were sparked by skyrocketing inflation, an energy crisis, and the collapse of Iran's currency.
Iranian security forces arrested several protesters as mass demonstrations continued into their sixth night on January 2 in multiple cities. Several protesters were killed after thousands took to the streets over the collapse of Iran's currency, soaring inflation, and an energy crisis.
Deadly protests over Iran’s deepening economic crisis near their second week, triggering a fierce war of words between Tehran and Washington.
The US president backed demonstrators braving brutal suppression from Iranian security forces after days of protests that have resulted in several deaths and dozens of arrests.
Several people have died during a fifth day of protests across Iran, state-affiliated media and rights groups said, as anger builds over the country's economic woes despite pledges from the Islamic republic's clerical leaders to take "new decisions" to improve the situation.
Iranians took to the streets for a fourth day to voice their anger over the state of the reeling economy, with the currency in a free fall and the threat of a new round of military strikes hanging over the country.
Iranians staged a third day of protests over a dire economic situation driven by high inflation and the national currency trading at record lows. University students joined the protests, which have spread outside the capital. Some protesters clashed with riot police armed with tear gas.
Iran's leadership is facing mounting pressure from abroad and emerging dissent from within as street protests over its reeling economy and the threat of a new round of military strikes hang over the country.
Iranians protested and many businesses closed up shop for a second day on December 29 as the country's currency reached a record low on foreign exchange markets. The country is dealing with severe inflation as well as an energy crisis, conditions that are taking a heavy toll on ordinary people.
Protests in Iran over a plummeting currency and inflation fears continued for a second day in the capital, despite attempts by security forces to disperse crowds with volleys of tear gas.
A new documentary about the acclaimed Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti, detailing her outspoken support for the “Women, Life, Freedom” protests, has ignited a powerful reaction across Persian-language social media.
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