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Dissident: 'Iranian women are furious' over headscarf death

Iranian activist Masih Alinejad says the videos and messages she’s been receiving in recent days from women in Iran are showing how angry they are following a young woman’s death in police custody over a violation of the country’s strict religious dress code

The Independent UK

Iranians rage against the regime as watching world weighs response

As protests rattle Iran, world struggles to formulate a response, if any

The Independent UK

Hunted in Brooklyn: Activist targeted by Iran says attack on Salman Rushdie made her more determined

Maish Alinejad survived two assassination plots in as many years. She talks to Richard Hall about her work and living in safe houses.

The Independent UK

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Exiled writers reflect on freedom of speech in America in light of Rushdie attack

For dissident writers fleeing persecution overseas, the United States has long been a safe haven, a place where freedom of expression is tolerated and, even, valued.

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Arrests and TV confessions as Iran cracks down on women’s ‘improper’ clothing

Protests follow appearance of ‘tortured’ writer on state television, while human rights group warn forced confessions on the rise as hijab laws hardened

The Guardian - UK

Bobby Ghosh: Bolton plot should be a warning on Iran nuclear talks

The Iranian regime has a long, dishonorable history of assassination plots against dissidents and detractors abroad, but commissioning a hit against a former U.S. national security adviser represents a raising of the bar in brazenness. The revelation that a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attempted to have John…

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Man arrested near home of Iranian dissident faces gun charge

A man arrested in New York City near the home of an Iranian opposition activist and writer has been indicted on a weapons count

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Sullivan Expresses Concern over Iranian-American Journalist's Safety

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke with Iranian-American journalist and opposition activist Masih Alinejad on Wednesday and expressed his concern over her safety following the arrest of a man with a rifle outside her home in New York last week, an NSC spokesperson said in a statement. The man,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sullivan expresses concern over Iranian-American journalist's safety

U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke with Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad on Wednesday and expressed his concern over her safety following the arrest of a man with a rifle outside her home in New York last week, an NSC spokesperson said in a statement.

Reuters

Iranian dissident says man with AK-47 was sent to her Brooklyn home by Iran to ‘get rid of’ her

“The whole regime is scared of women,” says Masih Alinejad after a man came to her home with a loaded machine gun

The Independent UK

Prosecutors: Armed man lurked near Iranian dissident's home

Authorities have charged a man with lurking near the New York City home of an Iranian dissident with an assault rifle

The Independent UK

Man arrested with rifle outside home of US-Iranian journalist

Masih Alinejad, a critic of the Iranian government, says she was ‘shocked’ by the arrest outside her house in Brooklyn.

Al Jazeera

Man with AK-47 Rifle Arrested Near Iranian Journalist’s Home in New York

New York Police Department (NYPD) officers arrested a man with a loaded Kalashnikov in a Brooklyn neighborhood where Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad resides with her family, the New York Post reported on Sunday. The newspaper quoted sources as saying that Khalid Mehdiyev, 23, was found near the journalist’s…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Man with AK-47 rifle caught outside Brooklyn home of Iranian dissident journalist Masih Alinejad

NEW YORK — A man with a loaded AK-47 rifle was caught outside the Brooklyn home of a prominent Iranian dissident journalist and author, authorities allege, just a year after the FBI foiled a kidnapping plot against the dissident by the Iranian government.

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The Independent UK

Man arrested outside Iranian dissident’s home with AK47: report

Suspect sat in car outside home for hours over two days with rifle, ammunition, and additional licence plates in vehicle

Reuters

Activists urge Iranian women to publicly unveil to protest crackdown

Iranian rights activists have urged women to publicly remove their veils on "National Day of Hijab and Chastity" on Tuesday, risking arrest for defying the Islamic dress code as the country's hardline rulers crack down on "immoral behaviour".

Tribune News Service

COUNTERPOINT: Appeasing Iran would be a mistake

The ayatollahs of Iran do not respect or pity weakness. They exploit it. Since the moment Joe Biden entered the Oval Office, he has made one concession to Iran after another. As a result, today we face a regime that is more aggressive and assertive. Further accommodating the world’s largest…

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