A decorated Iranian wrestler fled to Germany to avoid a possible death sentence or being blinded by the authorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran for his social media posts in support of the revolt against the Iranian theocratic state. The star
Amnesty International described torture of three Iranian protesters sentenced to death, including rape, beatings, electric shocks, and guns pointed at heads
At least 527 people have been killed in Iran since the beginning of the anti-government demonstrations more than four months ago, said a report by the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency on January 29.
Bomb-carrying drones targeted an Iranian defense factory in the central city of Isfahan overnight, authorities said early on January 29, causing some damage at the plant amid heightened regional and international tensions engulfing the Islamic republic.