A mural of cartoon character Marge Simpson cutting her hair in solidarity with Iranian women has reappeared on a wall in front of Tehran's consulate general in Milan less than a month after it was removed by "unknown agents."
Iran has announced the arrest of rapper Toomaj Salehi, one of the most prominent artists in the country to support the current wave of anti-government protests.
Data from the Tehran Stock Exchange shows that almost $120 million in capital has been withdrawn from the market in the past 10 days amid unrest that poses the deepest threat to the leadership of the Islamic republic since the revolution in 1979.
A 16-year-old boy was among the dozens of people killed during a crackdown on anti-government protests in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan Province on September 30. In an interview with RFE/RL's Radio Farda, the teen's brother said he was shot dead after attending Friday Prayers.
Beygumjan Raeisi, the mother of late RFE/RL journalist Reza Haghighatnejad, says Iranian security agents have abducted her son's body while it was being repatriated to Iran for burial.