Director was detained for criticizing the government's crackdown on protests in the southwestern city of Abadan over a deadly building collapse

Lawyer for award-winning Mohammad Rasoulof, who was accused of encouraging last year's demonstrations, says his client was released for two weeks due to health concerns

State media says no casualties in blast at Abadan facility that 'supplies 25 percent of the country's fuel needs': Israel has been blamed for previous industrial accidents

Current and former mayors of southwest city of Abadan arrested along with other municipal officials over disaster that prompted widespread anti-corruption protests

Judiciary says all of the defendants are already in custody, confirms that owner seen by many as responsible died in the construction site disaster

Still unclear how many remain unaccounted for in building that crumbled two weeks ago in southwest of country

Southwestern province plunged into digital isolation as residents allege government negligence; death toll rises to 36 amid fears more people trapped in ruins

A section of the 10-story structure collapsed last week, leading to one of the country's deadliest disasters in years; hundreds protest over the weekend

Protesters in Abadan said to attack state television's camera crew as more victims feared buried under rubble; riot police intervene

Angry crowd chants 'Our enemy is here; they lie that it is America'; authorities fire shots in the air, tear gas at protesters