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Foreigners Arrested as Iran Protests over Amini Death Enter Third Week

Iran said Friday that nine foreigners were arrested over deadly street protests sparked by the death of Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, as demonstrations across the country entered a third week amid gunfire. Dozens have been killed in a crackdown on the protests that erupted when Amini, 22, died in custody…

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Iran says nine nationals of European countries detained for role in unrest

Iranian security forces have arrested nine people from Germany, Poland, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Sweden and other countries for their role in the protests against the death of a young woman in police custody, the Intelligence Ministry said on Friday.

Reuters

Iranian protesters are part of a worldwide fight for women’s rights

Letter: American women’s movements embolden Iranian women and give them hope, just as their fight should energise ours, says Roxanne Varzi

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FIFA face demands to expel Iran from World Cup 52 days before facing England in Qatar

Campaign group say country's FA has broken statutes three and four of FIFA's code amid horrific violence across country and gesture of solidarity from national team

Daily Mirror

Analysis-Iran leaders in 'disarray' struggle to close ranks over protests - analysts, official

Iran's clerical rulers are eager to crush mass anti-government protests, but maneuvering over the eventual succession to the supreme leader and rifts over security tactics have complicated efforts to curb the unrest, three analysts and an official said.

Reuters

Nine foreign nationals arrested in Iran as protests and violence continue

Detainees accused of being ‘agitators’, as death toll rises and tribunal says 2019 repression was crime against humanity

The Guardian - UK

Iran arrests Europeans accused of role in unrest

Iran, which has blamed "foreign enemies" for protests that swept the country after the death of a woman in morality police custody, said on Friday it had arrested nine European nationals for their role in the unrest.

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Amnesty International condemns Iran's ruthless repression of street protests

Iran is intentionally using lethal force to crack down on protests that erupted following the death of Mahsa Amini, Amnesty International said Friday, adding that without international action more people risk being detained or killed.

Radio France Internationale

U.S. imposes sanction against Indian petrochemical company for ‘clandestine’ Iran oil purchases

Move by U.S. is first such action against Indian company, comes day after EAM Jaishankar U.S. visit

The Hindu

Protests could dismantle Iran’s morality police, campaigners say

‘We are seeing men and women, regular people, taking to the streets,’ researcher says

The Independent UK

Washington Imposes New Sanctions on Iran’s Petroleum Sales

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on companies it accused of involvement in Iran's petrochemical and petroleum trade, pressuring Tehran as it seeks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. “So long as Iran refuses a mutual return to full implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA),…

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Grundberg Leaves Sanaa without Commenting on Houthi Conditions for Extending Truce

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg concluded on Thursday a one-day visit to Yemen’s Houthi-run capital, Sanaa. During his visit, Grundberg met with the head of the Houthi ruling council, Mahdi al-Mashat. Grundberg left Sanaa without commenting on the conditions placed by Houthis on expanding the humanitarian and military…

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Iran protests spark wider adoption of anti-censorship tools

As their government tries to block net access, Iranians turn to VPNs and other ways to stay connected.

Axios

Internet Blackout in Iran Threatens 400,000 Professions, Risks Unemployment of 1 Million Iranians

The E-Commerce Association in Tehran warned Thursday of a new collapse in the labor market. It said that 400,000 Iranian businesses were at risk of going bust and one million people will likely lose their jobs as a result of the internet blackout. The Association issued a statement on its…

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Commentary: Iranian women are rising up to demand freedom. Are we listening?

In recent days, protests have shaken the streets of Iran in response to the killing of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian Mahsa (Zhina) Amini. Amini died Sept. 16 after being arrested for her “improper hijab” and apparently beaten by Iran’s so-called morality police. Thousands of Iranians are occupying the streets across the…

The Guardian - US

‘Terrifying and inspiring’: Iranian Americans on the protests rocking Iran

Solidarity protests demand bodily autonomy for women in Iran and economic justice for students, teachers and workers

The Hindu

Women's rights group calls on FIFA to kick Iran out of World Cup

The call comes as protests continued in several cities across Iran, as a human rights group said at least 83 people had been killed in nearly two weeks of demonstrations

Reuters

Soccer-Women's rights group calls on FIFA to kick Iran out of World Cup

Rights group Open Stadiums have called on FIFA to throw Iran out of the World Cup finals in Qatar in November because of the country's treatment of women.

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Ignoring Iraqi Protest, Iran Continues Bombing Kurdistan Region Villages

Iranian artillery on Thursday resumed attacking civilian sites north of the city of Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. The renewed Iranian shelling hit the Sidekan sub-district of the Soran region. “The attack targeted the Saqar and Barzini regions in Sidekan,” said Ihsan Shalabi, Sidekan’s mayor. “It did not result…

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Iran Targets Celebrities, Media over Mahsa Amini Protests

Iran stepped up pressure on celebrities and journalists Thursday over the wave of women-led protests sparked by outrage over the death of Mahsa Amini, after she was arrested by the Iranian republic's morality police. Filmmakers, athletes, musicians and actors have backed the demonstrations, and many saw it as a signal…

The Guardian - UK

Iran puts pressure on celebrities and journalists over Mahsa Amini protests

Tehran says film-makers, athletes and actors who have backed demonstrations ‘fanned flames of riots’

The Independent UK

Bipartisan group of senators condemns Iran over Amini death

A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a resolution condemning the detention and death of Mahsa Amini

Reuters

Iran protests over young woman's death continue, 83 said killed

Protests continued in several cities across Iran on Thursday against the death of young woman in police custody, state and social media reported, as a human rights group said at least 83 people had been killed in nearly two weeks of demonstrations.

Al Jazeera

With new sanctions, US vows to ‘severely restrict’ Iran oil sales

The Biden administration explicitly links fresh round of US sanctions to failure to restore 2015 Iran nuclear agreement.

The Independent UK

US sanctions traders of Iranian oil as nuclear talks stall

The United States has imposed sanctions on a group of firms it says have played a critical role in shipping sanctioned Iranian oil

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