In 1st such case, defendants get 1-10 years in prison but may appeal verdicts; activists on social media had called for three-day nationwide shutdown last month

Regime seen experimenting with seemingly contradictory repressive and conciliatory gestures as it struggles to formulate a clear policy

French foreign ministry slams 'revolting' punishments of Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini, accused of killing paramilitary force member

New top cop General Ahmad-Reza Radan was sanctioned by the US and EU for abuses linked with protests sparked by Iran's contested 2009 presidential elections

Reformist media says Mehdi Beikoghli detained and his computer confiscated; nearly 40 journalists and photojournalists have been held in connection with protests

Two men convicted of killing an IRGC-linked paramilitary force member, bringing to four the number put to death for roles in wave of demonstrations sweeping Islamic Republic

No reason given for Navab Ebrahimi's arrest, but some dissidents have made habit of posting images of cutlets on anniversary in reference to way IRGC general was killed in strike

Tehran says shuttering of research institute a 'first step' in reaction to Charlie Hebdo caricatures published in support of protests across Iran

Local reports say Taraneh Alidoosti, who starred in Oscar-winning film, released on bail after being arrested for Instagram posts voicing support for demonstrators

Iranian minister says 'insulting and indecent act' won't pass without response; caricatures published to mark 8th anniversary of deadly attack on magazine's Paris office