Peter Kenyon appears in the following:
Concerns grow after an Iranian competitive climber competes without a hijab
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Concerns are growing about an Iranian competitive climber who left South Korea after competing in a climbing event without wearing the mandatory hijab.
What we know about the days of chaos behind the walls of Tehran's Evin prison
Monday, October 17, 2022
A fire at Iran's notorious Evin prison has killed at least eight people, according to the state news agency. The prison is where dissidents and political prisoners are incarcerated.
At least four dead and 60 injured in fire at Iran's Evin prison
Sunday, October 16, 2022
At least four people have died, and more than 60 were injured in a fire at Iran's notorious Evin prison, where political prisoners are held.
Security forces in Iran have been trying to crush anti-government protests
Monday, October 10, 2022
Places in Iran are seeing almost de facto martial law as the government tries to shut down protests that are stretching into their fourth week. Dozens of demonstrators are said to have been killed.
The Iranian government plans to use military force on protestors
Saturday, September 24, 2022
Protests spread across Iran this past week after a young woman died in the custody of the so-called morality police. The government is planning to use the military to control the protests.
Women protest in Iran over death of woman arrested by morality police
Thursday, September 22, 2022
Mahsa Amini was arrested for allegedly breaking hijab rules. She died after suffering multiple blows to the head. Now, Iranian women are burning their hijabs and cutting their hair short.
Protests erupt after the death of a young woman arrested by Iran's 'morality police'
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Protests have broken out in several cities in Iran after the death of a young woman who'd been arrested by the so-called "morality police."
Here's what's holding up talks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement
Monday, September 19, 2022
With elections nearing in the U.S., talks on reviving the nuclear deal with Iran and world powers seem to be hitting a rough patch again.
In latest nuclear talks, the European Union presses Iran to make some decisions
Thursday, August 11, 2022
It's taking longer than expected but there's still an effort to revive the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. The talks include Russia, China, France, Britain, Germany, the U.S. and Iran.
Turkey's President Erdogan is set to meet with Putin again — and has some requests
Wednesday, August 03, 2022
Turkey is part of NATO and keeps close ties with the West, but its president is on the way to Russia with some very specific requests.
Hundreds of women in Iran are defying authorities by publicly removing their hijab
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
If it's summer in Iran, that means women are under more scrutiny than usual as police seek to ensure that modest Islamic dress codes are being followed. But this summer has seen a backlash.
Encore: Climate change is threatening thousands of years of winemaking in Turkey
Monday, July 11, 2022
Climate change is posing challenges to vineyards in Turkey, endangering the future of an ancient industry.
Could Turkey block Finland and Sweden NATO membership?
Sunday, July 10, 2022
It looks like commitments by Sweden and Finland to fight militant groups brought Turkey to drop objections to those countries joining NATO. But it's still not quite a closed issue in Turkey.
Syrian refugees say they're feeling unwelcome in Turkey, but have nowhere else to go
Wednesday, July 06, 2022
Many people in Turkey are growing increasingly weary of hosting the millions of Syrian refugees that have been there for years — but the Syrians have no place to go.
Climate change is threatening thousands of years of winemaking in Turkey
Saturday, July 02, 2022
Climate change is posing challenges to vintners in Turkey, endangering the future of an ancient industry.
Russian's foreign minister to begin talks with Turkey
Wednesday, June 08, 2022
Possible Turkish naval escorts for grain ships coming from Ukraine and going around the world could be under discussion when Russia's foreign minister visits Turkey.
Turkey changes its official name to Türkiye
Friday, June 03, 2022
The Turkish government is asking that the country be called by its Turkish name, a change which the United Nations has now adopted.
Why does Turkey object to Finland and Sweden joining NATO?
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Sweden and Finland officially applied to join NATO, but Turkey's president may oppose their acceptance into the military alliance. There is an international push to resolve Turkey's objections.
The status of Iran nuclear deal talks
Thursday, May 05, 2022
For weeks, talks between world powers and Iran over reviving the 2015 nuclear deal have been stalled — partly because of the war in Ukraine. But they're still a priority and could go either way.
Unrest at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound puts pressure on Bennett and Abbas
Thursday, April 28, 2022
The recent violence at the most sensitive site in Jerusalem puts Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in difficult positions.