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The Latest Breaking News from Mahsa Amini

The Iranian opposition faces significant challenges amid regional tensions and internal divisions. Despite mounting economic and political pressures, as well as growing criticism of the regime, the Iranian public remains hesitant to openly call for its overthrow.

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Hope of change by my fellow Iranians has turned to horror - our pain was primed for Israel’s exploitation

COMMENT: Those living in Iran thought Israel’s attacks might lead to freedom – but Netanyahu only really wants a nation unravelled, another carefully engineered fracture in the region, writes author and documentary maker Ramita Navai

The Independent UK

Netanyahu is using Muslim women’s ‘rights’ to justify his war. What hideous, hollow hypocrisy

As his troops slaughter civilians in Gaza, he claims to be standing up for Iranian women’s autonomy. He is far from the first warmonger to do so, says author Mona Eltahawy

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Iranian opposition supporters grapple with US and Israeli regime change plans

‘We want freedom on our own terms,’ says one Tehran resident, while another writes, ‘Someone is helping us’

The Guardian - UK

Modesty blazes: Inside the multi-million euro industry selling 'conservative' clothes

From burkinis to knee-length school skirts — modest fashion encompasses a range of styles and strong reactions. Euronews Culture deep-dives into the multi-million euro industry.

Euronews

Female Iranian climber reportedly forced to move to Spain following backlash after competing without covering her hair

Elnaz Rekabi is thought to have fled her homeland to avoid further persecution

Advnture

UN Report Finds Iran Using Drones And Surveillance To Enforce Strict Headscarf Laws

Iran has taken a significant step up in its efforts to enforce strict headscarf laws, with a particular focus on using technology to monitor women in public.

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Iranian singer Mehdi Yarrahi given 74 lashes over protest song urging hijab removal

‘Whoever is not willing to pay the price for freedom is not worthy of it,’ singer posts on social media

The Independent UK

Iranian Singer Ready 'To Pay Price For Freedom' After 74 Lashes

A prominent Iranian pop singer who made a song urging women to remove their headscarves said Wednesday that he was willing to pay "a price for freedom" after being flogged 74 times by the authorities as part of his sentence.

International Business Times

Iranian Journalists Sentenced to Over a Decade in Prison for Reporting Mahsa Amini's Death, Sparking Nationwide Protests Pardoned

Iranian journalists Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi have been pardoned by Iran's Supreme Leader after their coverage sparked the large protests.

Latin Times

Iran's record execution rate casts shadow on death penalty reprieve for Kurdish activist Pakhshan Azizi

Activist stands convicted of ‘inflaming the situation’ during 2022 protests in Iran

The Independent UK

Iranian Oscar nominee Mohammad Rasoulof: ‘After my arrest, I told myself: don’t hold back’

His new film, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, is up for an Academy award – but the film-maker had to direct it from his sofa. Even under sentence of arrest and flogging, he won’t be silenced, he says

The Guardian - UK

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on motherhood, missing home and surviving prison in Iran

‘My heart beats every single day for what happens in my country’ she said

The Independent UK

Iranian Singer Parastoo Ahmadi Released From Jail After Performing Without a Hijab

Parastoo Ahmadi, an Iranian singer, defied hijab laws by foregoing the use of a hijab in her online performance and was arrested, sparking outrage.

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Iran pauses the process to implement a new, stricter headscarf law for women, official says

An Iranian official says authorities have paused the process of implementing a new, stricter law on women’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab

The Independent UK

Iran arrests YouTube singer for streaming concert without hijab

Parastoo Ahmadi expected to face charges after ‘imaginary concert’ draws 2 million views

The Guardian - UK

Iranian women could face death penalty for defying new morality laws

Execution, long jail terms and big fines for ‘promoting’ nudity, unveiling or improper dressing come into force

The Conversation

Iran: undressing protest shows how women are still fighting even as morality laws get harsher

More than two years have passed since a young woman called Mahsa Amini died in police custody after being arrested in Iran for allegedly not wearing her hijab properly. Her death sparked mass protests throughout Iran against the country’s ruling theocracy.

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The Independent UK

UN warns Iran the world is watching its response to woman who stripped to protest

Woman’s whereabouts have been unknown since her arrest over the weekend

The Independent UK

Iran arrests female student who stripped to protest harassment

Student reportedly injured during arrest, with ‘blood stains’ seen on the car’s tyres

The Guardian - UK

Mother of 16-year-old girl allegedly killed by Iran’s security forces arrested

Regime is punishing families of Woman, Life, Freedom protesters who died at hands of security forces, say activists

The Guardian - UK

Iranian journalists who covered Mahsa Amini’s death face five years in prison

Hopes of pardon dashed for Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, who were cleared of collaboration with US

The Independent UK

Iran’s morality police will no longer ‘bother’ women over hijab, new president promises

A potential shift in Iran's strict enforcement of the Islamic dress code comes amid the looming Hijab and Chastity Bill which threatens harsher penalties

International Business Times

Iran's New President Vows To Ensure Morality Police Don't 'Bother' Women

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed Monday to ensure the morality police will no longer "bother" women, in remarks to the media on the second anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death in custody.

France 24

Two years after the death of Mahsa Amini, a ‘quiet revolution’ is still under way in Iran

The scale of the protest movement that erupted after the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini and the brutal repression of those demonstrations have left an indelible mark on Iranian society. More and more women are flouting the veil requirement when out in public in what one NGO has described as…

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