Diyaruna

2021-02-09

'Inside job' in killing of Iranian nuclear scientist highlights growing unrest

Iran's intelligence ministry admitted a member of Iran's armed forces was involved in the November 2020 assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.

How Iran lured a dissident from France to execution

Crime & Justice

2021-02-03

How Iran lured a dissident from France to execution

Iranian dissident Rouhollah Zam, lured to Iraq in October 2019, was abducted and taken to Iran, where he was hanged a year later.

Documentary spotlights Putin's billion-dollar Black Sea 'bribery' palace

Crime & Justice

2021-01-25

Documentary spotlights Putin's billion-dollar Black Sea 'bribery' palace

Putin's property is 39 times the size of Monaco and features a casino inside a 17,691-square-metre mansion, along with an ice rink and vineyards.

Tehran stalls on Ukraine airliner disaster as world demands answers

Crime & Justice

2021-01-19

Tehran stalls on Ukraine airliner disaster as world demands answers

A year after Iranian forces downed a passenger airliner, authorities have not fully answered simple questions about the event, nor have identified individuals responsible.

A year on, Iran yet to hold anyone accountable for downing of Ukrainian airliner

Crime & Justice

2021-01-02

A year on, Iran yet to hold anyone accountable for downing of Ukrainian airliner

One year after a Ukrainian airliner was shot down by Iranian forces, killing all onboard, Tehran continues to obfuscate the details of what happened and shield culpable, top commanders.

Pro-Iran groups behind Baghdad liquor store attacks

Crime & Justice

2020-12-03

Pro-Iran groups behind Baghdad liquor store attacks

The attacks are not of an ideological nature, as militias control many such shops, but can be seen as threats for failure to pay 'protection money'.

US sanctions affect oil sector, weaken Assad regime

Crime & Justice

2020-11-24

US sanctions affect oil sector, weaken Assad regime

Experts speaking with Diyaruna said Syrian civilians are satisfied with the newly imposed sanctions on individuals and entities dealing with the Assad regime.