A journalist from LBC was offered payment by an alleged Iran-linked contact to carry out a street-level act of vandalism within hours of contact, the British broadcaster reported on Friday.
Pope Leo XIV has condemned the killing of protesters in Iran, after the US president, Donald Trump, criticised the Catholic leader last week for not doing so. The pontiff, during a press conference after his Africa trip, also urged the US and Iran to return to talks to end the war Continue reading...
Iranian monarchist leader Reza Pahlavi hit with paint in Berlin Iranian monarchist leader Reza Pahlavi was hit with red paint during a visit to Berlin. The exiled son of the former ruler of Iran was leaving a press conference in the German capital when a demonstrator threw the bucket of paint at him: Footage shows Reza Pahlavi, son of the late Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, being hit by a bucket of orange paint outside his press conference in Berlin. pic.
I am online again after 51 days. It is difficult to describe what things feel like here in Tehran. Bad is not quite the word.
Israeli forces block Palestinian student protest after barring access to school Submitted by Sari Jaradat on Tue, 04/21/2026 - 14:45 The latest crackdown in Umm al-Khair comes amid increasing settler violence Residents of Umm al-Khair, Hebron, occupied West Bank, protest Israeli restrictions, 19 April 2026 (MEE/Sari Jaradat) Off Israeli forces dispersed a student protest in the village of Umm al-Khair on Sunday, after barring Palestinian residents from accessing schools for over a week Khalil Hathaleen, a local education official and a parent of two students, told Middle East Eye that his children were among 55 students barred from schools for the second week. Israeli troops, armed and accompanied by security dogs, were stationed alongside their vehicles at the protests, which were mostly attended by schoolchildren. The demonstration was sparked after residents were prevented from accessing a vital road between Khirbet Umm al-Khair and the nearby village of Umm al-Khair, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.
Video: US veterans protest Iran war On Monday, dozens of US army veterans and family members of currently deployed soldiers stormed a US congressional office building in Washington DC in protest against the war on Iran. pic. twitter.
Eurovision 2026: Over 1000 artists call for boycott for ‘normalising’ Israel’s genocide Submitted by Dalia Anis on Tue, 04/21/2026 - 13:46 Brian Eno, Macklemore and Sigur Ros among artists accusing broadcaster of ‘hypocritical responses to Russia’s and Israel’s crimes’ Protestors hold a banner and Palestinian flags during a demonstration against Israel's candidate prior to the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel on 17 May 2025 (Sebastien Bozon/AFP) Off More than 1,100 musicians and cultural workers have called for a boycott of the 70th edition of the Eurovision song competition over its inclusion of Israel , amid growing pressure to ban the country over its genocide in Gaza . Campaign groups No Music for Genocide and the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel (more commonly known as the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement) on Tuesday published an open letter to “reject Eurovision being used to whitewash and normalise Israel’s genocide, siege and brutal military occupation against Palestinians”. “How can any performer or Eurovision fan in good conscience participate at the contest’s next edition in Austria amidst US-Israeli plans for hyper-surveilled concentration camps in 'New Gaza'?
A 14-year-old student disappeared during protests near Tehran on January 8, only for his family to receive his body 60 days later with a gunshot wound to the temple, Iran International has learned.
A 32-year-old protester in Mashhad, northeastern Iran, stood in the street as the lights flickered out and the mobile network went dead, believing he had only a one-in-five chance of making it out alive.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Dozens of veterans and military family members protesting the against war on Iran were arrested by US Capitol Police on Monday after they occupied the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, DC.
Iran executed a man on Tuesday over accusations that he set fire to a mosque and what authorities described as anti-security activities, according to the judiciary, in a case tied to anti-establishment protests earlier this year.
One hundred days after protests erupted across Iran in January 2026, the events still stand out as one of the most widespread and violent protest waves the country has seen in recent years.
One hundred days after protests erupted across Iran in January 2026, the events continue to reveal something fundamental about Iranian society: many people now fear silence more than they fear protest.
Thousands rally against Israeli government in Tel Aviv Thousands of people gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday night to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, AFP news agency reported. Raphaelle Pneina said she had been attending weekly rallies because Netanyahu was “destroying our society from inside” and damaging Israel’s relations with Europe and the US. “People here are asking for this government and the next government to investigate what happened on October 7th and after because…all of us; we deserve answers,” she said.
One hundred days after one of the deadliest crackdowns in modern history, Iran remains suspended between grief and uncertainty, with a fractured public mood as some see justice in recent blows to the regime, while others feel left behind with it still in place.
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): India on Saturday lodged a protest with the Iran's Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Fathali over the incident of firing on an Indian vessel in Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian envoy was called to the Ministry of External Affairs over the incident.
India protests after ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz India has raised alarm after two of its oil tankers came under fire while attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in the vital shipping route. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said the vessels, both flying the Indian flag, were targeted during the incident on Saturday. New Delhi summoned Iran’s ambassador, Mohammad Fathali, for urgent talks with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri.
Tehran sees large turnout at pro-government women’s rally Thousands of women and young girls attended the “Sacrificed Girls” rally in Tehran on Friday, according to state media reports. Iranian women rode in vehicles in Tehran as they took part in the rally to pay tribute to women killed in the US-Israeli strikes in the war on Iran. Participants gathered in central parts of the city in a pro-government demonstration that included expressions of support for the country’s leadership.
Tehran [Iran], April 18 (ANI): Thousands of women and young girls took part in the 'Daughters Devoted to Iran' rally held in central Tehran on Friday (local time), according to Iranian state-run Press TV. People took part in an anti-US and anti-Israel rally at Enghelab Square amid a ceasefire between the US and Iran, in Tehran.
Protesters worldwide mark Palestinian Prisoners' Day, call for repeal of execution law Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 04/17/2026 - 11:44 Annual event highlighting plight of incarcerated Palestinians marked across the world, days after new Israeli law permitting execution of Palestinian detainees Palestinians take part in a protest a day before Palestinian Prisoners' Day, in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on 16 April 2026 (Yosri Aljamal/Reuters) Off Campaigners around the world marked the annual Palestinian Prisoners' Day on Friday, calling for the release of more than 9,000 detainees and the repeal of a new Israeli law permitting executions of Palestinian prisoners. The annual day was first held by the Palestinian National Council on 17 April 1974, exactly three years after Mahmoud Bakr Hejazi was the first to be released in a prisoner exchange between Israel and Palestine. Since then it has been marked each year to highlight the plight of incarcerated Palestinians.
