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.
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck northwestern Iran near the border with Turkey late on January 28, killing at least three people and injuring 816, state media said.
In an interview with RFE/RL's Radio Farda, Iranian wrestler Mohammad Namjoo-Motlagh says he is seeking asylum in Germany after being the target of "constant threats and psychological pressure" from the authorities for supporting the ongoing antiestablishment protests that have rocked the country.