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Iranian archer says she did not notice headscarf falling off

An Iranian archer has said she did not notice her hijab falling from her head during an awards ceremony in Tehran, after a video appeared to show her allowing the headscarf to drop in what was widely assumed to be a show of support for nationwide protests.

Reuters

Jack Wilshere picks England XI for World Cup opener vs Iran - including Arsenal trio

The former Gunners midfielder has had his say on how Enlgand should line-up for their opening game of the World Cup against Iran and has named three Arsenal stars in his eleven

Daily Mirror

Iranian activist Masih Alinejad: ‘It’s the start of the end for the Islamic Republic’

The exiled journalist on why Iran’s rulers fear the women’s uprising and why western leaders are failing protesters

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Boomers pull Iran game over safety fears

The Australian men's basketball team has withdrawn from an upcoming World Cup qualifier against Iran over safety concerns posed by protests in the country.

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UN rights body to hold urgent session on Iran amid crackdown

The U.N.’s top human rights body will hold a special session on Iran in the wake of the government's violent and deadly crackdowns on protesters, threats against journalists and other alleged human rights violations in the Islamic republic

The Independent UK

Countries request U.N. human rights debate on Iran - document

Germany and Iceland submitted a request on Friday on behalf of dozens of countries to hold a special session at the U.N. Human Rights Council on the ongoing protests in Iran later this month, a document showed.

Reuters

Foreign Office asks Iran to explain alleged death threats to UK-based reporters

Deputy ambassador summoned after Met police warns of credible threats to journalists reporting on Iran protests

The Guardian - UK

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‘Where is the freedom?’ Elderly cleric speaks out on behalf of Iran’s youth protest movement

Molavi Abdolhamid is leader of Iran’s Sunni minority. He has become an increasingly outspoken defender of the protesters

The Independent UK

Amid crisis, Hezbollah seeks ally in next Lebanese president

The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group says he wants the next Lebanese president to be a figure who won't “betray" the Iran-backed faction

The Independent UK

UK summons Iran envoy over alleged threats to journalists

Britain’s foreign minister has summoned Iran’s top diplomat in London to protest alleged threats against journalists in the U_K_ The Foreign Office said Friday that London’s Metropolitan Police had “contacted a number of U_K_-based journalists, having received credible information about a threat to their lives.”

The Independent UK

Iranian night returns to Belfast to celebrate the country's culture

Iranian musician Behnam Pour has played extensively in film music, as well as performing around the world

Belfast Live

Cleverly summons Iranian diplomat following ‘threats’ to journalists in UK

Police received ‘credible information’ about a threat to the lives of journalists

Evening Standard

Iranians Protest Nationwide, Mark ‘Bloody Friday’

Iranians protested in the restive southeast on Friday to mark a Sept. 30 crackdown by security forces known as "Bloody Friday", as the country's clerical rulers battled nationwide unrest. Amnesty International said security forces unlawfully killed at least 66 people, including children, in the incident after firing live ammunition, metal…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Britain Summons Iran’s Senior Diplomat over Alleged Threats to UK Journalists

The British foreign office said on Friday it has summoned Iran's most senior diplomat over alleged threats by Iranian security forces to journalists in the UK. "I summoned the Iranian representative today to make clear that we do not tolerate threats to life and intimidation of any kind towards journalists,…

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The Independent UK

Cleverly summons Iranian diplomat following ‘threats’ to UK-based journalists

The Foreign Secretary said ‘intimidation of any kind’ towards members of the press in Britain would not be tolerated.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US, EU Powers Push IAEA Board to Order Iran to Cooperate Urgently

The United States, Britain, France and Germany want the UN nuclear watchdog's board to pass a resolution calling it "essential and urgent" for Iran to explain uranium traces found at three undeclared sites, their text seen by Reuters showed. The draft resolution was sent to other countries on the 35-nation…

Reuters

Britain summons Iran's senior diplomat over alleged threats to UK journalists

The British foreign office said on Friday it has summoned Iran's most senior diplomat over alleged threats by Iranian security forces to journalists in the UK.

Reuters

Exclusive-U.S., EU powers push IAEA board to order Iran to cooperate urgently -text

The United States, Britain, France and Germany want the U.N. nuclear watchdog's board to pass a resolution calling it "essential and urgent" for Iran to explain uranium traces found at three undeclared sites, their text seen by Reuters showed.

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Iranians protest in southeast flashpoint, mark 'Bloody Friday'

Thousands of Iranians protested in the restive southeast on Friday to mark a Sept. 30 crackdown by security forces known as "Bloody Friday" as the country's clerical rulers battled persistent nationwide unrest.

The Independent UK

Welsh schools allowed to tune in for World Cup clash during lesson time

Skills sessions, inter-school matches and football festivals are also planned on November 25.

The Independent UK

Sepp Blatter says Iran should be kicked out of World Cup over protest crackdowns

Demonstartions against Tehran regime continue Friday

Asharq Al-Awsat

Former FIFA Head Blatter Says Iran Should Be Barred from World Cup

Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter thinks Iran should be barred from the World Cup amid widespread protests sparked by the death of a woman in the custody of morality police, a Swiss paper quoted him on Friday as saying. "Iran should be excluded from the World Cup," the Blick tabloid…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Determined to Strike Iranian Weapons in Syria

Although the Israeli authorities have neither confirmed nor denied responsibility for the bombing in Syria, military sources in Tel Aviv said that the Iranian convoy that was bombed two days ago near the Iraqi-Syrian border “was carrying weapons and ammunition, not just oil, as Tehran claims.” The sources said that…

Reuters

Iranian archer joins athletes' support for protests

Another Iranian athlete, archer Parmida Ghasemi, has expressed support for anti-government protests gripping the country by removing her hijab during an awards ceremony in Tehran.

Evening Standard

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe dedicates Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year award win to protestors in Iran

‘It is a very special moment for me and for my family as well, I’m delighted and I’m honoured to be here”

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