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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

The Independent UK

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.

WEKU

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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Editorial: US needs to support Iranian protesters

In 2010, Mohamed Bouazizi, besieged by corrupt Tunisian officials who harassed and humiliated him as he tried to sell fruit from a street stand, set himself on fire in protest. His death shocked the conscience of not just Tunisia, but much of the broader Mideast, spurring the Arab Spring protest…

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How the death of a Kurdish woman galvanised women all over Iran

At first, the killing of Mahsa Amini by the morality police triggered protests only among a minority – but anger with the regime soon spread

The Guardian - UK

US Supports Iran Protests, Lawmakers Condemn Biden for Lack of Action

US lawmakers had various reactions to the protests in Iran, ranging from strong support to direct criticism of the US administration's policy toward Tehran. Protests in Iran continued over the death of Mahsa Amini and statements of support from bipartisan lawmakers are pouring in. Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn showed her…

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Iran Steps Up Activist, Journalist Arrests in Protest Crackdown

Iran is stepping up arrests of activists and journalists in a crackdown against civil society as anti-regime protests rage nationwide, activists say. Twenty journalists have been imprisoned since the protests erupted earlier this month over the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, who had been arrested by the country's notorious morality…

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3 ways these latest Iran demonstrations are different to past protests

Once again, Iran is in the midst of political upheaval and civil unrest. The latest protests, triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after her arrest by the morality police, follow several other protests that have occurred in Iran over recent years.

The Conversation

Canada to Impose Sanctions on Those Responsible for Iranian Woman’s Death

Canada will impose sanctions on those responsible for the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, including Iran's so-called morality police and its leadership, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday. "We've seen Iran disregarding human rights time and time again, now we see it with the death of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Shutting down the internet is another brutal blow against women by the Iranian regime

Decades of activism led to mass protests against Mahsa Amini’s death. Free access to the web has to be a priority now, says digital transformation expert Azadeh Akbari

The Guardian - UK

Liverpool protesters unite to call for change in Iran

The death of Mahsa Amini has sparked international outcry

Liverpool Echo

Iran protests: at least 450 arrested in northern province

Amnesty says at least four children among those killed by state forces since start of protests over woman’s death in custody

The Guardian - UK

12 arrested after clashes outside Iranian Embassy in London

British police say 12 people have been arrested and at least five police officers were seriously injured after violent disorder broke out during protests outside the Iranian embassy in London

The Independent UK

In Syrian north, women protest over death of Iran's Amini

Hundreds of women protested in Kurdish-controlled northern Syria on Monday over the death of an Iranian Kurdish woman in the custody of Iran's morality police, with some cutting their hair and burning headscarves in an echo of demonstrations in Iran.

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Amid Protests, Iran Guards Strike Kurdish Groups in Iraq

Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Monday unleashed a wave of drone strikes and artillery, targeting what Tehran says are bases of Iranian Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq, a semiofficial news agency reported. It was the second such cross-border assault since the weekend, at a time when Iran is convulsing…

Evening Standard

Mahsa Amini ‘tortured’ before death in Iranian police custody, says family

Mahsa Amini’s cousin spoke about police violence as hundreds protested across London

WEKU

Protests in Iran reach 10th night as Iranians summon U.K. ambassador over coverage

Iran's Foreign Ministry said Sunday it summoned Britain's ambassador to protest what it described as a hostile atmosphere created by London-based Farsi language media outlets.

France 24

Police clash with protestors outside Iranian embassies in London and Paris

Police clashed with demonstrators trying to reach Iran's embassies in London and Paris on Sunday.

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Borrell Says Iran Protest Crackdown 'Unjustifiable’

EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Sunday that Iran's crackdown on protests is "unjustifiable" and "unacceptable." In a statement on behalf of the EU, Borrell said: "For the European Union and its member states, the widespread and disproportionate use of force against nonviolent protestors is unjustifiable and unacceptable". A…

The Guardian - AU

Death toll grows in Iran as Mahsa Amini protests continue for 10th night

At least 41 people have died in unrest sparked by young woman’s death as judiciary warns of ‘decisive action without leniency’

Wales Online

Five police officers suffer serious injuries as London protests turn violent

Scotland Yard confirms officers are in hospital after clashes outside Iranian Embassy and an Islamic centre

The Independent UK

Unrest erupts near Iranian embassy in London over death

Violent street protests have erupted outside the Iranian embassy in London, with rocks thrown and five people arrested

Evening Standard

Five police officers seriously injured in London as hundreds protest death of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini

At least five officers have been seriously injured after protesters clashed with police outside the Iranian embassy in central London on Sunday.

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Iran Oscar-Winning Director Urges ‘Solidarity’ with Protesters

Iran's two-time Oscar winning director Asghar Farhadi on Sunday urged people worldwide to "stand in solidarity" with protesters following the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police. A wave of unrest has rocked Iran since the death of 22-year-old Amini, and Farhadi praised the "progressive and…

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Iran Vows ‘No Leniency’ against Wave of Women-Led Protests

Iran's judiciary chief vowed no leniency Sunday against the wave of unrest that has rocked the country since the death of young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police. The warning from Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei came after nine nights of protests and street clashes, and it…

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