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Yemen: Militias Reopen Iranian Hospital That Was Used as Spy Center

The Iranian-backed Houthi militias reopened an Iranian hospital in Sanaa, 13 years after closing it and using it as a center for spying and promoting extremism. The militias changed the hospital's name and allocated more than 3.5 billion riyals to equip it. The move is considered one of the group's…

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Tehran fountains dyed red to protest crackdown

Fountains in Tehran appeared to be pouring blood on Friday after an artist turned their waters red to reflect a deadly crackdown amid weeks of protests in Iran sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini.

Bangkok Post

Emily Sheffield: We can hope for the young women of Iran, but hope is not enough

Who can watch the stirring videos circulating worldwide of the extraordinarily brave young female protesters in Iran, some of them schoolgirls, without fearing for their safety? The most recent clip shows teenagers in their school taking off their headscarves and angrily chanting “Get lost” to a visiting member of the…

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Iran protests: Mahsa Amini ‘did not die by blows to head and limbs’, claims coroner

Report claims 22-year-old ‘suffered severe hypoxia and brain damage’

The Independent UK

Iranian coroner says Mahsa Amini did not die from blows to body

An Iranian coroner's report into the death of Mahsa Amini said she did not die due to blows to the head and limbs but from multiple organ failure caused by cerebral hypoxia, the official news agency IRNA reported on Friday.

Reuters

First Thing: Biden pardons thousands convicted for marijuana possession

‘Long overdue’ move could herald federal legalization. Plus, mother of dead Iranian schoolgirl accuses authorities

The Guardian - UK

Yemen’s Zubaidi Vows Firm Response to Any Houthi Military Escalation

Deputy head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Aidarous al-Zubaidi on Thursday threatened to respond firmly to any military escalation by the Iranian-backed Houthi militias. This comes in the wake of the warring sides’ failure to reach an agreement to extend a nationwide ceasefire, which expired on October 2. Zubaidi…

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Top clips: Bella Hadid stuns at Paris Fashion Week, Mr Doodle and Iran protests continue

In this week's top clips, a dress comes to life at Paris Fashion Week, a Swedish politician stands with Iran and much more.

The New Daily

Iran denies security forces killed 16-year-old, says she fell off roof-Iranian media

Iranian authorities have denied reports security forces killed a 16-year-old girl during protests ignited by the death of a woman in police custody, Iranian media reported on Friday, saying she committed suicide by falling off a roof.

Reuters

A U.S. special envoy responds to Iran on nuclear talks, protests over a woman's death

In separate interviews with NPR, the U.S. special envoy to Iran responds to that country's foreign minister on Iranians' protests over a woman's death, and the state of nuclear negotiations.

WEKU

US, UK hold drone drill in Persian Gulf after Iran seizures

The U.S. Navy has held a joint drone drill with the United Kingdom in the Persian Gulf

The Independent UK

Commentary: The hope and warning of Iran’s protests

The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in Iranian police custody last month sparked the country’s biggest protests in years. Under the rallying cry, “Woman, Life, Freedom,” protesters have ground dozens of cities to a halt. The response from Iran’s authoritarian regime has been swift and harsh, with security forces opening…

Chicago Tribune

From refuge in Iraq, Kurdish exiles hope Iran's 'revolution' prevails

More than a decade after he fled to sanctuary in northern Iraq, Iranian Kurdish activist Sirvan Hassan can't keep his eyes off news of the protests which have swept Iran over the death of young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in police custody last month.

Reuters

Friday briefing: Iran’s fierce protests are in their third week – with no sign of slowing down

In today’s newsletter: demonstrations after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini show no sign of abating. We examine three paths Iran could take

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Iranian police accused of murdering schoolgirl protester Nika Shahkarami and ordering her family to say she killed herself

Relatives of a girl who died during protests in Iran have accused authorities of murdering the 16-year-old and forcing them to make false confessions about her death.

Al Jazeera

US issues more Iran sanctions over crackdown on protests

US targets top Iranian security officials for alleged role in ‘violent suppression’ of anti-government demonstrations.

WEKU

U.S. announces new sanctions on Iran, even as it seeks a new nuclear deal

Thursday's announcement of new U.S. sanctions follows pressure from activists for the U.S. to support the protests, following the death of Mahsa Amini in custody of Iran's so-called morality police.

The Guardian - UK

Mother of dead Iranian schoolgirl accuses authorities of murder

Nika Shahkarami, 16, disappeared on her way to anti-hijab protests sparked by death of Mahsa Amini

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France 24

Iran's youth rise up: Can women's rights movement lead to change?

Call it Act Two of Iran's protest movement. Teenagers and in particular teenage girls are defying Iran's repressive theocracy. Their daring is contagious. Week Three of the movement has seen fewer mass demonstrations than during the initial outrage over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of the…

WEKU

Why a scholar banished from Iran 15 years ago is hopeful about the current protests

Iranian American scholar Pardis Mahdavi was once arrested in Tehran for lecturing about Iran's sexual revolution. She wonders if the country's current wave of protests might result in regime change.

The Independent UK

US hits Iran with more sanctions over Mahsa Amini death

The U.S. has imposed more sanctions on Iranian government officials in response to the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini

Reuters

U.S. sanctions Iranian officials over protest crackdown

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on seven Iranian officials over the shutdown of internet access and the crackdown on peaceful protesters following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of morality police.

France 24

Iran protests are 'beginning of the end' for regime, exiled activist Alinejad says

Speaking to FRANCE 24, Masih Alinejad, an Iranian journalist and women's rights activist exiled in the US, called Iran’s ongoing protest movement "a revolution". Iran is currently seeing unprecedented demonstrations ignited by the death of Masah Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died in the custody of the morality police after…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Lawmakers Adopt Resolution to Sanction those Responsible for Amini’s Death in Iran

European Union lawmakers adopted a resolution Thursday calling for sanctions against those responsible for the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran’s morality police, and Tehran’s subsequent crackdown on anti-government protests. The resolution, adopted by a show of hands, urges the 27-nation bloc to sanction Iranian officials and…

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France Slams Iran after Alleged Spying Confession Aired

France lashed out at Iran for "dictatorial practices" and taking two of its citizens hostage after a video aired on Thursday in which they appeared to confess to spying. Iran's intelligence ministry said in May it had arrested two Europeans for allegedly fomenting "insecurity" in Iran.

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