The Iranian government announced on the 21st (local time) that the anti-government protests that had been going on for about four weeks have been successfully ended through a tough crackdown. According to Mizan News Agency, an affiliate of the Iranian judiciary, Mohammad Movahedi, the Iranian Prosecutor General, said on that day, "The instigators will be tried and punished in accordance with all legal procedures," and added that they will be charged with "waging war against God," a crime that...

During ongoing anti-government protests in Iran, claims have emerged that a female university student in her 20s was killed by gunfire from security authorities. Human rights groups state that she was shot in the head by a bullet fired from close range behind her, raising growing international concern over what is described as Iran’s “summary execution–like” crackdown. According to the British daily The Guardian on the 11th (local time), the Norway-based human rights organization Iran Human...

Turkish authorities announced on the 30th (local time) that they have arrested an additional 357 suspects involved in the Islamic State (IS) in a joint operation conducted in 21 provinces including Istanbul, Ankara, and Antalya. According to Ali Yildirim, the Turkish Interior Minister, a total of 110 people were arrested in Istanbul, of whom 41 were involved in the shooting incident in Yalova the day before. It is reported that these individuals were planning to launch terrorist attacks on...