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The Iranian feminist and dissident says: ‘We are working behind the scenes to unite the opposition to the Iranian regime’

Beijing imposes sanctions on US companies for selling military equipment to Taiwan following the surveillance balloon incident

The president, a former comedian and actor, features prominently in Sean Penn’s film about the war in Ukraine

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics has run amok in the country after 40 years of armed conflict and the problem is spreading beyond its borders, experts warn

The growing number of female citizens who refuse to wear the mandatory veil is keeping alive the flame of the demonstrations, which have largely been repressed

EL PAÍS looks at the most catastrophic quakes that have hit the world since 2001

Critics enthusiastically embrace the latest epic by the India-born British-American writer, who had finished the manuscript shortly before a fanatic attacked him with a knife at a public event in August

Dozens of ceramic vessels discovered in the Saqqara necropolis still contain instructions on how to prepare the dead for eternal life

The Iranian Defense Ministry offered no information on who it suspected carried out the attack

Small-scale demonstrations in Kabul find inspiration in the widespread protests against the religious regime of their neighboring country

On December 26, the Iranian chess player participated in the World Rapid Chess Championship in Kazakhstan with her head uncovered, a silent protest that is a very serious offense in her native country. After the photos circled the world, she announced her intention to settle in Spain. Her story represents the cause of freedom that so many Iranian women are fighting for

The hanging of Ali Reza Akbari, a close ally of top security official Ali Shamkhani, suggests an ongoing power struggle within Iran’s theocracy

In 2022, over 84,500 people have attempted the dangerous crossing into the UK from the northern shores of France. Only half have made it

Sarasadat Khademalsharieh will not return to Iran, which has harshly repressed other athletes who supported protests by competing with their heads uncovered

EL PAÍS took a look at four major problems the world will have to contend with in the new year: the war in Ukraine, the fragile relationship between the West and China, climate change and economic turmoil

Air defense systems around the capital shot down over a dozen Shahed unmanned vehicles as Western allies pledged €1 billion in aid to patch up Ukraine’s power grid

Described by Reporters Without Borders as Iran’s most frequently jailed journalist, he is certain that the only way forward is the overthrow of the regime

Piercing different body parts is an ancient practice in many cultures; in the West, the countercultural movements of the 1960s and 1970s also incorporated it. Today, piercings are widely accepted; any political significance they once had has been watered down, and their decorative function now reigns supreme

A win for either side will be enough to secure a place in the last 16 but the match has been overshadowed by protests following the death of Mahsa Amini and the USSF’s alteration of the Iranian flag

When England played Iran, 24 minutes of stoppage time were added as FIFA issues directive to increase the amount of effective playing time at the tournament

England, the Netherlands and Wales were among those who had pledged to wear the symbol in support of the LGBTQ+ community but their federations backtracked over risk of yellow cards

This position is meant to foster ties between countries. But criminals and others accused of exploiting the position have infiltrated their ranks, according to a global investigation

While platforms like eBay and Instagram have taken action to stop the sale of products relating to the murderer, the families of the victims say the trend is trivializing their grief

Iran is supplying hundreds of unmanned combat vehicles to Moscow, which lacks such technology and has severely depleted its cruise missile arsenal