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  Iranian football legend Ali Daei says an international flight has been rerouted to prevent his wife and daughter from leaving the country. The 53-year-old, who has voiced support for anti-government protests, said his family had tried to fly from Tehran to Dubai to join him on holiday on Monday. But the flight was made to land on an Iranian island in the Gulf and they were removed. No reason was given and the pair are returning to Tehran, Ali Daei added. The latest protests were triggered by the death in custody of Iranian-Kurd Mahsa Amini, 22, in September. She had been held for allegedly wearing her headscarf improperly. More than 500 protesters, including 69 children, have been killed, while thousands of others have been arrested, human rights activists say. Dozens of Iranian security personnel are also reported to have been killed.  Iran's state-run news agency Irna said Mr Daei's wife, Mona Farrokhazari, had pledged to inform officials before leaving the country, follo...

  The United States will next week put the United Nations spotlight on the Islamic Republic of Iran protests, sparked by the death of a 22-year-old Iranian-Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, in police custody. According to a note outlining the event and reported by Reuters, the US and Albania will hold an informal U.N. Security Council gathering on Wednesday. Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi and Iranian-born actress and activist Nazanin Boniadi will brief about the Iranian government's human rights violations and abuses. According to Reuters, independent U.N. investigator on human rights in Iran, Javaid Rehman, will also attend the meeting to promote independent investigations into Iranian human rights abuses. The Islamic Republic of Iran has been gripped by protests since the death of Amini. The biggest protest in almost three years has turned into a popular revolt by Iranians against the clerical leadership. Many people took to the streets, demanding justice for Am...

  The Islamic Republic of Iran suffered a “major disruption” in internet service on Wednesday amid anti-hijab and anti-government protests that erupted after the death of a 22-year-old Iranian-Kurdish woman, who the Iranian morality police had detained, an advocacy group said. NetBlocks, an advocacy group, said that Iran's internet traffic had dropped to around 25% compared to the peak, even during a working day, in which students were in their schools across the country. NetBlocks said, “The incident is likely to further limit the free flow of information amid protests.” NetBlocks referred to recent protests that began on Wednesday. Tehran witnessed a massive deployment of riot police and plainclothes officers across the city. Residents reported disruptions affecting their mobile internet services. Despite the disruption, a demonstration took place in Tehran by some 30 women who had removed their mandatory Hijabs. They chanted, “Death to the dictator!” Protests erupted ac...