Leading cultural figures including Margaret Atwood sign statement in support of rapper who criticised Iranian regimeMore than 100 figures from the worlds of music, culture and human rights activism – including Coldplay and Sting – have signed a statement calling for the release of the Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi who has been sentenced to death in Iran after protesting in support of women’s rights.The 33-year-old, who was a vocal supporter of the Women, Life, Freedom movement in Iran was...
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — An official Israeli source has confirmed to Reuters that Israel was not involved in the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. A report in The Economist had suggested that Raisi had a long list of enemies in Iran, from relative moderates he has marginalised to the fellow conservatives who think he has […]
Iranian president along with foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian died in the helicopter crash on Sunday
Macklemore’s new song calls out the US administration for suppressing dissent across college campuses and for funding Israel’s war on Gaza.
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi: Ebrahim Raisi’s death deals a monumental, strategic blow to Khamenei, triggering a series of repercussions, crises within theocratic
Raisi's death will test a system where hardliners dominate all branches of power, Lyse Doucet writes.
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By INWALOMHE DONALD THE Senate recently passed a bill seeking to prescribe death penalty for persons found guilty of trading or consuming hard drugs and narcotics. The bill titled: “National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (Amendment Bill) 2024”, was passed after majority of the senators supported it at the Committee of the Whole House. The obligation
The fatalities of the worst flash floods in over 20 years in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad has risen to seven, according to the latest official figures.
The US has now expressed its “official condolences” for the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials in the helicopter crash. “As Iran selects a new president, we reaffirm our support for the Iranian people and their struggle for human rights and fundamental freedoms,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement. …
The crash of the helicopter and resulting death of the Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi and the country’s foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian came at a tense time in EU-Iran relations. Tehran’s support for the Russian war in Ukraine, domestic repression and support for Hamas, classified as a terrorist organization in the EU, have caused many EU leaders to perceive Iran as one of the bloc’s top geopolitical adversaries.Despite that background, European leaders have expressed condolences and...
A teenager in Virginia has died after shooting himself in the head while filming a social media video.Last week, 17-year-old Raleigh Freeman III, better known on the local rap scene as Rylo Huncho, was on an Instagram livestream when tragedy struck.One video shows Huncho pretending to fire a gun and then slit his throat as he raps about the 'homicide' of another individual.While talking to the camera, Huncho was flashing a handgun with a built-in laser. He then said, "F y'all, n a," pointed...