Riots

32 police officers injured in riots in Tbilisi

TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – At least 32 police officers were injured in the riots in Tbilisi on Saturday, one of them seriously injured, Georgian Deputy Interior Minister Alexander Darakhvelidze said at a briefing.

Masked rioters attack highway, clash with police in France

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Dozens of masked assailants wielding metal bars, mortars and molotov cocktails attacked cars on a highway and clashed with police early on Saturday in the city of Limoges in central France, officials said.

ICE protests spread from Los Angeles to New York

TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) – As the riots in Los Angeles against ICE agents and President Trump take a violent turn, New York City, among other cities across the US, began their own solidarity stand with protesters in Los Angeles.

Clashes in Paris as PSG fans celebrate Champions League win

TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – Celebrations in Paris took a tragic turn on Saturday following Paris Saint-Germain’s (PSG) victory in the UEFA Champions League final.

After Erdogan rival arrested:

Turkey detains 1,100 protesters, several journalists

TEHRAN, Mar. 24 (MNA) – Police have detained more than 1,100 people, officials said Monday – including journalists – since the arrest of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main rival triggered some of Turkey's worst unrest in years.

31 Maoists, 2 Indian soldiers killed in gunfight in India

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – At least 31 Maoist rebels and two Indian commandos were killed in a gunfight in the dense jungles of central India on Sunday, as security forces ramp up efforts to crush the long-running insurgency.

Five killed in deadly prison riot in Tajikistan

TEHRAN, Feb. 04 (MNA) – At least five prisoners who supported Islamic State were killed after attacking guards with knives and trying to break out of a jail in Tajikistan, a law enforcement source said.

1,000 cars set ablaze in France during New Year celebrations

TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – Despite nearly 1,000 cars being set ablaze, hundreds of thousands of people in France welcomed the New Year with largely peaceful celebrations, according to Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau.

Violent rioter receives a 20-year prison sentence: report

TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – One of the most dangerous defendants of January 06, 2021 riot, who attacked the US Capitol police officers with a weapon, was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

In Venezuela;

At least 15 people detained for vandalism, destabilization

TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) –  Venezuelan law enforcement agencies have detained at least 15 rioters for blocking roads, vandalism and attempts to destabilize the situation in the country.

Tehran rejects politically-motivated UN report on 2022 riots

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – Iran’s High Council for Human Rights has rejected the allegations raised in the report of a so-called UN fact-finding mission on the 2022 riots across the country.

Telecom equipment utilized for riots seized in Iran

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – The Iranian security forces have confiscated a series of telecommunication equipment exploited by a foreign spy service with the purpose of creating riots in the southeastern city of Zahedan.

West has no right to shed crocodile tears for Iranians: Spox.

TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – Iran has strongly condemned the US and its allies for imposing fresh sanctions against the Islamic Republic over the country's defense of its security and nation in the face of Western-backed riots that spread last year.

IRGC seizes large shipment of weapons in NW

TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – The IRGC's Hamzeh Seyed Al-Shohada base in Urmia, West Azerbaijan, announced in a statement that they have seized a big shipment of weapons and ammunition in the northwestern borders.

Iran intel. min. detains foreign-based riot provokers

TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – The Iranian Intelligence Ministry said on Tuesday night that its forces have arrested some key organizers of last year's anti-Islamic Republic of Iran demonstrations in the European countries and the United States.

Iran's Paris embassy functioning normally after attack: spox.

TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – The Iranian embassy in Paris is functioning normally without any problems following an attack on its building by a group of counterrevolutionary elements.

Kan'ani:

US, UK, Israel sinister triangle to hatch plots against Iran

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says the United States, Britain and Israel remain engaged in subversive plots against the Islamic Republic, 45 years after supporting a deadly crackdown in the country.

Iran intelligence forces dismantle network planning riots

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Iran’s Intelligence Ministry and the Intelligence Unit of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have dismantled a foreign-affiliated network planning riots in the the country on anniversary of last year's riots.

Clashes continue after Qur'an burning in Sweden

TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – Clashes erupted in an immigrant neighborhood in Sweden’s third-largest city after an anti-Muslim protester set fire to a copy of the Qur'an, police said.

Members of fact-finding committee on riots meet with Raeisi

TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – The members of the fact-finding committee formed to investigate last year foreign-backed unrest in Iran met with President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi on Monday.

Gen. Salami hails Basij role in thwarting enemies plots

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – The commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said the Baisj voluntary forces have played a great role in foiling the plots designed by the United States and other Western enemies.

US, Zionists plotting against Iran's security

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Under Secretary of Defense Intelligence & Security and other senior officials of the US Defense Department visited Palestinian Occupied Lands with provoking new riots in Iran on the agenda.

US spent $400 mn on Iran's riots last year: VP Mokhber

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – The first Iranian vice president said Monday that the United States spent $400 million to instigate last year's riots but failed as a result of the Iranian government's proper policies.

Trump indicted over Capitol riot

TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – Former US President Donald Trump was indicted by a federal grand jury regarding his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election on Tuesday.

IRGC chief:

Enemy seeking new 'sedition' on Iran 2022 riots anniv.

TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said Tuesday that the enemy intends to provoke unrest in the country on the anniversary of last autumn's foreign-backed riots in Iran.

5 prisoners killed in Brazil prison riot

TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) – Five prisoners were killed and two injured in a day-long riot at a maximum security prison in the Brazilian state of Acre, Brazilian prison sources have said.

Death toll from Ecuador prison riot increases to 31

TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) – At least 31 people were killed and 14 others were injured as a result of riots that began on Saturday in a prison in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil, the Ecuadorian General Prosecutor's Office said on Wednesday.