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Iran’s Nationwide Demonstrations Raise Pressure on State

Iranian riot police deployed in Tehran's main squares on Wednesday to confront people chanting "death to the dictator" as nationwide protests over the death of young Iranian woman Mahsa Amini in police custody piled pressure on authorities. Amini, 22, from the northwestern Kurdish city of Saqez, was arrested on Sept.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Death toll in Iran protests ‘hits 76’ as daughter of former president is arrested

Women and children are among the victims

The Independent UK

Iran president says Amini's death is 'tragic incident', but 'chaos' unacceptable

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday said that the death of a young woman in custody had "saddened" everyone in the Islamic Republic, but warned that "chaos" would not be accepted amid spreading violent protests over Mahsa Amini's death.

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Sanctions won't help Iranian women

U.S. policy always defaults to sanctions and threats whenever unrest emerges in Iran. That's exactly the wrong idea

Salon

Kurdish Officials: Death Toll Climbs in Iranian Drone Attack

An Iranian drone bombing campaign targeting the bases of an Iranian-Kurdish opposition group in northern Iraq on Wednesday killed at least nine people and wounded 32 others, the Kurdish Regional Government’s Health Ministry said. The strikes took place as demonstrations continued to engulf the country after the death of Mahsa…

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Father jailed for five years in Iran urges UK Government to act after protests

Anoosheh Ashoori will run the London Marathon for Amnesty International UK – a task he started preparing for while imprisoned.

The Independent UK

UN Calls on Iran to Avoid ‘Unnecessary Force’ on Protesters

The United Nations Secretary-General called on Iran early Wednesday to refrain from using “unnecessary or disproportionate force” against protesters as unrest over a young woman's death in police custody spread across the country. Antonio Guterres said through a spokesman that authorities should swiftly conduct an impartial investigation of the death…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Editorial: Liberating Iran: Biden learned from failures of Obama-era approach

With dozens of protesters now killed in Iran as unrest sparked by the killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini at the hands of the country’s morality police engulfs the country, U.S. leadership finds itself in the familiar yet uncomfortable conundrum of how to respond. So far, the Biden administration is threading…

Tribune News Service

How a video taken out of context made Hadis Najafi a symbol of repression in Iran

Since Sunday 25 September, dozens of international media outlets have shared a video of an Iranian woman tying up her hair before confronting the police, claiming it was Hadis Najafi, shortly before she was killed. However, the video does not show Hadis Najafi, but a different woman who lost her…

France 24

Mahsa Amini’s Death Is a ‘Tipping Point’, Says US-Based Iranian Journalist

Masih Alinejad, a US-based Iranian journalist and women's rights activist, said the protests erupting in dozens of cities over the death of young Iranian woman Mahsa Amini in police custody is a "tipping point" for Iran. "For the Islamic Republic, the murder of Mahsa Amini is becoming a tipping point…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN chief calls on Iran to refrain from using 'disproportionate force' against protesters

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi not to use "disproportionate force" against protesters who took to the streets after the death of a young woman in morality police custody, his spokesman said Tuesday.

France 24

Iran's anti-veil protests draw on long history of resistance

Activists say Iran's current wave of protests are different from previous unrest

The Independent UK

Iran’s morality police disappear from streets after dozens killed in protests

After woman’s death in custody, Tehran weighs less heavy-handed tactics for monitoring Islamic dress code

Financial Times

Mahsa Amini's death is a 'tipping point', says U.S.-based Iranian journalist

Masih Alinejad, a U.S.-based Iranian journalist and women's rights activist, said the protests erupting in dozens of cities over the death of young Iranian woman Mahsa Amini in police custody is a "tipping point" for Iran.

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Reason

The Iranian Protests Were Not Made in the U.S.A.

The onerous sanctions regime carried out by the Trump and Biden administrations has done immeasurable harm in Iran.

Sports Illustrated

Iran Soccer Team Covers National Emblem Amid Protests

The powerful display took place before Tuesday’s international friendly against Senegal.

Daily Mirror

Tragic last video of young woman, 20, before she was shot six times in Iran protests

Hadis Najafi is just one of the many protesters who have taken to the streets to demand women's rights across Iran, after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini

Evening Standard

Mahsa Amini protests: At least 76 killed by Iranian security forces, says rights group

At least 76 protesters are said to have been killed by Iranian security forces during 11 days of violence following the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody.

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The Independent UK

‘We stand together’: Tom Odell reacts to ‘Another Love’ becoming viral protest song

The 2013 song has a resurgence in the UK charts, returning to number 17 after going viral on TikTok

Evening Standard

Police hunt 13 after protest erupts into violence outside Iranian Embassy

Police are hunting 13 people after at least five officers were seriously injured in clashes with protesters outside the Iranian embassy in central London on Sunday.

Reason

Iran's Hijab Protests Are Part of a Long, Slow Revolution

Plus: A bevy of bad economic indicators, Italy elects right-wing populist Giorgia Meloni, and more...

The Conversation

Unrest across Iran continues under state's extreme gender apartheid

Unrest continues to erupt across Iran following the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman, who died after being arrested and reportedly beaten by Iran’s morality police.

The Independent UK

Iranian lawmaker slams protesters; cleric appeals for calm

A hard-line Iranian lawmaker has slammed female protesters who have taken off mandatory headscarves as prostitutes, doubling down on the government stance amid the dramatic demonstrations following the death of a 22-year-old woman detained by the country’s morality police

WEKU

The protests won't lead to regime change, Iran's foreign minister tells NPR

As protests intensify in Iran over the arrest and death in custody of a 22-year-old woman, the country's top diplomat promises an investigation into what happened but downplays the demonstrations.

Reuters

Iran security forces clash with protesters over Amini's death

Iranian riot police and security forces clashed with demonstrators in dozens of cities on Tuesday, state media and social media said, as protests raged on over the death of young Iranian woman Mahsa Amini in police custody.

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