Mohammed Rasool
[email protected]Some Iranian Football Fans Are Celebrating Being Kicked Out of the World Cup
Iran's 1-0 loss to the USA triggered celebratory fireworks back home, as fans in Qatar tell VICE World News why they can't get behind the men's football team while protests in Iran are being crushed.
The Taliban Is Flogging People In Football Stadiums For ‘Adultery and Gay Sex’
The public punishments have come a week after the Islamist group announced it will be “implementing Sharia Law” in full force across Afghanistan.
‘Woman, Life, Freedom’: Iranian Fans Protest Against Regime at World Cup
In Iran's game against England at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, fans held protest banners and booed the country's national anthem – which Iranian players chose not to sing.
One of Europe’s Most Wanted Narcos ‘Captured By Syrian Rebels’
Rebels said they picked up Italian Bruno Carbone, a major international cocaine trafficker, while he was trying to reach territory held by Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
Iranian Citizen Sentenced to Death for Protesting Against Government
The death sentence, handed down behind closed doors after a quick trial, is the first to be issued against anyone taking part in anti-government protests that have spread across Iran.
‘They Can’t Arrest Us All’: How Tehran's Metro Became an Underground Protest Site
3 million people use the Tehran Metro every day, and this mass of commuters is providing cover for daily acts of defiance against the regime.
Hundreds of Refugees Leave Lebanon for Syria Despite ‘Torture Risk’
Around 700 Syrians have voluntarily crossed back over the Lebanese border to their homeland. Rights groups say they are at risk of torture and arbitrary detention.
New Call of Duty Starts With ‘Assassination of Qassem Soleimani’
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II shows a fictional Iranian General “Ghorbrani,” who even has a white beard like Soleimani, being taken out by a missile.
US Citizen Jailed for 16 Years in Saudi Arabia for Tweets He Sent From Florida
Dual US-Saudi national Saad Ibrahim Almadi, 72, was arrested when he arrived in Saudi Arabia last year. It’s the latest sign of the regime cracking down on online dissent.
Russia Hits Ukraine with Iranian-Made ‘Kamikaze’ Drones
Three people died in a drone attack on Kyiv on Monday, which Ukraine said was carried out by Iranian Shahed drones.
Saudi Arabia Sentences 3 Men to Death For Refusing to Vacate NEOM Development Site
The men live on tribal land that is being cleared for the Saudi Crown Prince's $500 billion futuristic city.
Now Politicians Are Storming Lebanon’s Banks Too
New security measures have been put in place after a wave of bank sieges, but people forcing banks to let them withdraw their own money has become part of daily life.