Iran's top Sunni cleric has become a vocal critic of state repression, analysts say Iran's protest movement is likely to pose an enduring challenge to the clerical establishment, and Iran sentences a writer and book illustrator to death.
Iran has reportedly sentenced two teenagers to death for "corruption on Earth" and "waging war against God" among other charges often used by the judiciary to help the government quell nationwide unrest sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in police custody.
An Islamic revolutionary court in Tehran has sentenced civil and labor activist Neda Naji to a prison term and flogging for attending a protest in support of Mahsa Amini, who died while in police custody in September.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry on January 4 summoned France's ambassador to Iran to protest "insulting" cartoons depicting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei published by the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
Local media are reporting that Iran has released a prominent actress nearly three weeks after she was jailed for expressing solidarity with a man who was executed over unrest linked to anti-government protests.