Iran

A Canadian passport is pictured in Ottawa on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. As of March 1, measures will come into effect to simplify the process for Iranians visiting, studying or working in Canada to extend their stay and switch between temporary streams. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada to introduce open work permit for Iranians, simplify process to stay

Federal government will waive processing fees for Iranians wishing to stay

 

This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo)

Iran blames Israel for drone attack, threatens retaliation

It remains unclear what the targetted military workshop produced

 

Two Canadian-Iranian artists, Reyhan Yazdani and Nasim Pirhadi launched art exhibits launched at the Kelowna Art Gallery on Saturday. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)

‘Human-chain’ shows support for Iran Revolution at Kelowna Art Gallery

Artwork by two Iranian artists will be on display for three months at the Kelowna Art Gallery

 

Two children under 18 held in custody by the Iranian regime that have been sponsored by Federal Canadian MPs to try to help stop their execution. Ali Rakhshani, 17, is endorsed by Fleetwood-Port Kells MP Ken Hardie, and Mohammad Rakhshani, 16, is endorsed by North Vancouver MP Jonathan Wilkinson. (Twitter @balo0chgirl)

OPINION: Iranian woman living in Fraser Valley urging MPs to sponsor prisoners to avoid execution

Nine federal Liberal MPs ‘sponsor’ Iranian detainees by sharing their plights on social media

Two children under 18 held in custody by the Iranian regime that have been sponsored by Federal Canadian MPs to try to help stop their execution. Ali Rakhshani, 17, is endorsed by Fleetwood-Port Kells MP Ken Hardie, and Mohammad Rakhshani, 16, is endorsed by North Vancouver MP Jonathan Wilkinson. (Twitter @balo0chgirl)
Iranian demonstrators chant slogans as they hold posters showing portraits of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, top left on the poster, during their gathering to protest against the publication of offensive caricatures of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, in front of the French Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Amid unrest, Iran’s hardliners turn their anger to France

Hundreds protested cartoons published by the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo

Iranian demonstrators chant slogans as they hold posters showing portraits of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, top left on the poster, during their gathering to protest against the publication of offensive caricatures of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, in front of the French Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
FILE - This May 21, 2016 file photo shows actress Taraneh Alidoosti during a photo call for the film “Forushande” (The Salesman) at the 69th international film festival, Cannes, southern France. Iran released Alidoosti on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023 nearly three weeks after she was jailed for criticizing a crackdown on anti-government protests, local reports said. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)

Iran releases Oscar-winning film actress held over protests

Protests mark one of the biggest challenges to the Islamic Republic since it was established

FILE - This May 21, 2016 file photo shows actress Taraneh Alidoosti during a photo call for the film “Forushande” (The Salesman) at the 69th international film festival, Cannes, southern France. Iran released Alidoosti on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023 nearly three weeks after she was jailed for criticizing a crackdown on anti-government protests, local reports said. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)
This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo)

Iran execution: Man publicly hanged from crane amid protests

Execution came less than a month after man allegedly fatally stabbed two paramilitary members

This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo)
Faculty members and students at the University of B.C. Okanagan held a short performance to pay tribute to those who have died in protests in Iran in the atrium of the engineering building on Dec. 5, 2022. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

‘Everybody dies, but not everybody lives’: UBCO remembers lives lost in Iranian protests

Paper boats were handed out in memory of Kian Pirfalak

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Faculty members and students at the University of B.C. Okanagan held a short performance to pay tribute to those who have died in protests in Iran in the atrium of the engineering building on Dec. 5, 2022. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)
In this photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, Iranians protests the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police in Tehran, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada is adding Iran’s national police force and an Iranian international university to its sanctions list. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Middle East Images)

Death of child at hands of Islamic republic hits close to home for Kelowna’s Iranians

UBCO is hosting an event in support of the revolution in Iran on Dec. 5

In this photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, Iranians protests the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police in Tehran, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada is adding Iran’s national police force and an Iranian international university to its sanctions list. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Middle East Images)
A female Iranian fan cheers after the final whistle during a soccer match of her national team with Iraq in 2022 World Cup qualifiers, at the Azadi stadium in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. Iranian authorities allowed women to watch a football match at the stadium as hardliners have long opposed the decision of the government. Iran became the first team from Asia to qualify for this year’s World Cup in Qatar with a 1-0 win over Iraq. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Barred from stadiums at home, Iran women travel to World Cup

To 27-year-old Mariam, the World Cup match ticket was a precious gift.…

A female Iranian fan cheers after the final whistle during a soccer match of her national team with Iraq in 2022 World Cup qualifiers, at the Azadi stadium in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. Iranian authorities allowed women to watch a football match at the stadium as hardliners have long opposed the decision of the government. Iran became the first team from Asia to qualify for this year’s World Cup in Qatar with a 1-0 win over Iraq. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino rises during Question Period, in Ottawa, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. The federal government has formally banned the top echelons of the Iranian regime from entering the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Federal government formally bans top echelons of Iranian regime from entering Canada

Authorities also allowed to investigate any Iranian officials who are already in Canada

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino rises during Question Period, in Ottawa, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. The federal government has formally banned the top echelons of the Iranian regime from entering the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
FILE - Merhan Karimi Nasseri sits among his belongings at Terminal 1 of Roissy Charles De Gaulle Airport, north of Paris on Aug. 11, 2004 . An Iranian man who lived for 18 years in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport and inspired the Steven Spielberg film “The Terminal” died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022 in the airport, officials said. Merhan Karimi Nasseri died after a heart attack in the airport’s terminal 2F around midday, according an official with the Paris airport authority. Police and then a medical team treated him but were not able to save him, the official said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Iranian who inspired ‘The Terminal’ dies at Paris airport

Mehran Karimi Nasseri suffered a heart attack, according to an official

FILE - Merhan Karimi Nasseri sits among his belongings at Terminal 1 of Roissy Charles De Gaulle Airport, north of Paris on Aug. 11, 2004 . An Iranian man who lived for 18 years in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport and inspired the Steven Spielberg film “The Terminal” died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022 in the airport, officials said. Merhan Karimi Nasseri died after a heart attack in the airport’s terminal 2F around midday, according an official with the Paris airport authority. Police and then a medical team treated him but were not able to save him, the official said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
Iranian protest organizer and UBCO teacher Ray Taheri and Kelowna Stands with Ukraine president Denys Storozhuk stand together ahead of the ‘Human Rights Drive’ on Saturday, Nov. 12 (Photo - Jordy Cunningham/Kelowna Capital News)

Iranians and Ukrainians come together for ‘Human Rights Drive’ in Kelowna

The group of residents drove from UBCO to Westbank and back

Iranian protest organizer and UBCO teacher Ray Taheri and Kelowna Stands with Ukraine president Denys Storozhuk stand together ahead of the ‘Human Rights Drive’ on Saturday, Nov. 12 (Photo - Jordy Cunningham/Kelowna Capital News)
A protest hit downtown Kelowna on Saturday to support Iranians fighting for their freedom against the Iranian regime (Photo - Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)

‘This will go to the end’: Kelowna residents protest Iranian regime

Cross-Canada protests in support of Iranian freedom

A protest hit downtown Kelowna on Saturday to support Iranians fighting for their freedom against the Iranian regime (Photo - Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)
People wave a pre-islamic revolution Iran’s flag as they take part in a protest against Iranian authorities, in London, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. Protesters demonstrate to support doctors who are risking their lives treating people protesting in Iran in light of the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman died while in custody by Iran’s morality police. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Clashes erupt near Iran’s capital as ongoing protests flare

Wave of demonstrations have convulsed Iran for more than six weeks

People wave a pre-islamic revolution Iran’s flag as they take part in a protest against Iranian authorities, in London, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. Protesters demonstrate to support doctors who are risking their lives treating people protesting in Iran in light of the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman died while in custody by Iran’s morality police. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Pentagon spokesman Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Saudis tell US that Iran is prepping attack on kingdom

US ‘will not hesitate to act in the defense of our interests and partners’

Pentagon spokesman Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
A woman raises her fist and the Iranian flag in support of Iranian protests. Photo taken by Austin Westphal on 10/29

Okanagan MP calls for action against Iranian tyranny

Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola MP Dan Albas sponsors the petition

A woman raises her fist and the Iranian flag in support of Iranian protests. Photo taken by Austin Westphal on 10/29
In this photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, Iranians protests the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police last month, in Tehran, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada is adding Iran’s national police force and an Iranian international university to its sanctions list. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Middle East Images

Canada sanctions Iranian police force, university as regime cracks down on protests

At least 270 killed and 14,000 arrested, according to the group Human Rights Activists in Iran

In this photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, Iranians protests the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police last month, in Tehran, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada is adding Iran’s national police force and an Iranian international university to its sanctions list. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Middle East Images
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly in Ottawa on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. Freeland and Joly are among the key signatories to an open letter decrying Iran’s record on women’s rights. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Chrystia Freeland, Melanie Joly among signatories to letter on Iranian women’s rights

Letter condemns country’s violent crackdown on women’s rights protests

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly in Ottawa on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. Freeland and Joly are among the key signatories to an open letter decrying Iran’s record on women’s rights. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Demonstrators march forming a human chain, as they take part in a protest against Iranian authorities, in London, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Alberto Pezzali

VIDEO: Trudeau joins families of Flight 752 in Canada-wide protests against Iranian regime

Demonstrators from Halifax to Vancouver formed a ‘human chain’ Saturday

Demonstrators march forming a human chain, as they take part in a protest against Iranian authorities, in London, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Alberto Pezzali