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Firefighters extinguish the remains of a fire in at a forest in the city of Beit Shemesh, August 26, 2019. (Flash90)
August 26, 2019, 8:01 pm
Homes briefly evacuated in Beit Shemesh amid rash of brush fires
Emergency services gain control of blaze before damage to property; more fires in north as summer heat takes its toll
By Stuart Winer
Imam Reza Shiite shrine in the Iranian city of Mashhad. (CC BY-SA IA Iahsan, Wikimedia)
August 20, 2018, 4:53 pm
Iranian journalist jailed for 10 years for ‘insulting’ imam on Twitter
Mir Mohammad-Hossein Mir-Esmaili convicted for saying 9th-century Muslim leader would have allowed concerts, after city of Mashhad bans them
By AFP
A group of protesters chant slogans at the old grand bazaar in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 25, 2018. Protesters in the Iranian capital swarmed its historic Grand Bazaar on Monday, news agencies reported, and forced shopkeepers to close their stalls in apparent anger over the Islamic Republic's troubled economy, months after similar demonstrations rocked the country. (Iranian Labor News Agency via AP)
August 4, 2018, 12:47 pm
Iranian protesters blame their government, not US, for failing economy
Religious school attacked near Tehran as opponents slam regime; rial has slipped to record lows ahead of sanctions restarting Monday after Washington pulled out of nuke deal
By TOI staff and Agencies
Illustrative photo of people waiting in a line at Mashhad International Airport in Iran. (CC BY 4.0, Nima Najafzadeh, Wikimedia Commons)
May 25, 2018, 7:30 pm
Screens at Iran airport said hacked with anti-regime messages
Group changes arrival and departure monitors in Mashhad to denounce ‘wasting Iranians lives and financial resources in Gaza, Lebanon’
By TOI staff
Thousands of people gather in a mall in Mashhad, Iran, to listen to a concert, leading some of them to dance on April 17, 2018. (Screen capture: Twitter video)
April 19, 2018, 5:22 pm
Iran arrests culture ministry official over public dance
Young boys and girls ‘undermine public decency’ during music performance in shopping mall in northeastern city of Mashhad
By AFP
Iranian worshippers chant slogans while they burn a representation of US flag during a rally against anti-government protestors after the Friday prayer ceremony in Tehran, Iran, January 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
January 6, 2018, 11:46 am
Government supporters rally in Iran as Tehran mocks Trump’s UN ‘blunder’
Pro-regime demonstrators chant slogans against US, Israel; State TV describes protests as a ‘response to rioters’ in other cities
By Amir Vahdat and Aya Batrawy
An Iranian woman raises her fist amid the smoke of tear gas at the University of Tehran during a protest driven by anger over economic problems, in the capital Tehran, December 30, 2017. (AFP/STR)
December 31, 2017, 10:19 am
2 confirmed killed in Iran, where official warns protesters will ‘pay’
Dozens arrested as demonstrations against cost of living, unemployment spread; authorities insist security forces didn’t fire at crowds
By Agencies
Reported anti-regime protests in the Iranian city of Rasht on December 29, 2017 (Twitter video screen capture)
December 29, 2017, 5:37 pm
Iran arrests demonstrators in 2nd day of anti-regime protests
Authorities say several dozen people gather in Tehran, and most disperse quietly; rallies also reported elsewhere in the country
By Agencies and TOI staff
A still from video footage of protestors in Iran's second-largest city demonstrating over rising prices and high unemployment. (Twitter screen capture)
December 29, 2017, 3:32 pm
Iran says 52 arrested in Thursday’s anti-government protests
Tehran officials say suspects detained for using ‘harsh slogans’ against President Rouhani; demonstrators chanted ‘death to the dictator’
By AFP
A still from video footage of protestors in Iran's second-largest city demonstrating over rising prices and high unemployment. (Twitter screen capture)
December 28, 2017, 3:45 pm
Anti-government protests break out in Iran over economic woes
Video from second-largest city shows demonstrators chanting ‘Death to Rouhani,’ and ‘Not Gaza, not Lebanon, my life for Iran’
By AFP
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