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Headcovers have always been political in Iran – for women on all sides

A friend and I were strolling through Tehran’s streets one afternoon when she was approached by a member of the “morality police,” an agency tasked with enforcing modesty laws in public. First, the policewoman warned her to cover her hair by pulling forward her scarf. Next, she was ordered to…

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Iran Toughens Crackdown as Some Oil Workers Reported to Join Protests

Iranian security forces intensified a crackdown on anti-government protests in several Kurdish cities on Monday, social media posts and videos showed, pressing efforts to quell unrest ignited by the death of a woman in morality police custody. Protests have swept Iran since Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old from Iran's Kurdish region,…

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Iran Calls on Foreign Visitors to Respect Law as Protests Persist

Foreign visitors to Iran should respect the country's laws, its foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday, as protests continue over a woman's death in police custody that Tehran has blamed on "foreign enemies". Last month, Iran said it had arrested nine European nationals for their role in the unrest over…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Iran calls on foreign visitors to respect law as protests persist

Foreign visitors to Iran should respect the Islamic Republic's laws, its foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday, as protests continue over a woman's death in police custody that Tehran has blamed on "foreign enemies".

Reuters

Iran State TV Hacked with Image of Khamenei in Crosshairs

Hackers supporting Iran's wave of women-led protests interrupted a state TV news broadcast with an image of gun-sight crosshairs and flames over an image of supreme leader Ali Khamenei, in footage widely shared online on Sunday. In other anti-regime messages, activists have spray-painted "Death to Khamenei" and "The police are…

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Iranian leaders hold meeting as protests enter fourth week

Iranian state television’s feed was hijacked for a few seconds in support of the protests in many cities on Saturday.

Al Jazeera

Protests grip Iran as rights group says 19 children killed

Protests ignited by the death of a young woman in police custody continued across Iran on Sunday in defiance of a crackdown by the authorities, as a human rights group said at least 185 people, including children, had been killed in demonstrations.

Reuters

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‘We will fight’: Iran protests following death of Mahsa Amini enter fourth week

Schoolgirls chanted slogans, workers went on strike and protesters clashed violently with security forces across Iran on Saturday, as demonstrations over the death of Mahsa Amini entered a fourth week.

France 24

Iranian protesters hack State TV with images of supreme leader surrounded by flames

Anti-government demonstrations erupted Saturday in several locations across Iran as the most sustained protests in years against a deeply entrenched theocracy entered their fourth week.

WEKU

Women Students Tell Iran’s President to ‘Get Lost’ as Unrest Rages

Female students in Tehran chanted "get lost" as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited their university campus on Saturday and condemned protesters enraged by the death of a young woman in custody, videos on social media showed. Raisi addressed professors and students at Alzahra University in Tehran, reciting a poem that…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Women in Iran are united to spread revolution. I know what it's like to be one of them

With their hands linked together, Iranian women of every age and background have taken to the streets and online to spread revolution.

ABC News

2 killed as demonstrations around Iran enter 4th week

Anti-government demonstrations have erupted in several areas across Iran as the most sustained protests in years against a deeply entrenched theocracy entered their fourth week

The Independent UK

'Not afraid anymore': Iran protests enter fourth week

Schoolgirls chanted slogans, workers went on strike and street clashes erupted across Iran on Saturday, as protests over the death of Mahsa Amini entered a fourth week in defiance of a bloody crackdown.

Bangkok Post

Iran’s brave young women must break their own chains. The west won’t help

The uprising against Tehran’s vile regime could fail like those in Hong Kong, Belarus, Egypt and Syria – but this time something feels different

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The Independent UK

‘Things will never go back’: Iran’s protesters battling police on the streets in fight for real change

The regime is rattled by the anger that has erupted since Mahsa Amini’s death, but overthrowing the Islamic Republic will require more protesters and firepower, reports Borzou Daragahi

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian Arrested after Attacking Tehran Embassy in Copenhagen

An Iranian armed with a knife who tried to enter Iran's embassy in Copenhagen was arrested on Friday, Danish police said, as Tehran's mission criticized officers' slow response, claiming targeted the ambassador.

Daily Mirror

Mother whose daughter died in Iran protests claims her injuries 'showed she was murdered'

Nika Shakarami, 16, went missing in Tehran after telling a friend she was being chased by police. Officials say she went into a building where eight construction workers were present and she was found dead in the yard outside the next morning, but her family disputes this version of events

Asharq Al-Awsat

Artist Turns Iran Fountains Red to Reflect Bloody Crackdown

Fountains in Tehran appeared to be pouring blood Friday after an artist turned their waters red to reflect a deadly crackdown amid weeks of protests sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini. A wave of unrest has rocked Iran since the 22-year-old Kurdish woman's death was announced on…

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France 24

Has Iran ruined its nuclear deal chances with violent crackdown?

Iranian authorities’ brutal repression of protests over the death of Mahsa Amini has put the parties in the Iran nuclear talks in a delicate position, as they condemn Tehran’s actions while trying to negotiate on a separate issue.

Bangkok Post

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.

Reuters

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.

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.

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…

Radio France Internationale

Iran airs alleged confessions of French couple accused of spying

Iranian state television on Thursday broadcast what the authorities in Tehran claim are "confessions" by two French nationals, five months after the pair were arrested in the Islamic republic.

France 24

Iran airs 'staged' confession video of French couple accused of spying

Iranian state television aired a video on Thursday in which two French citizens detained for "spying" in May are shown "confessing" to acting on behalf of a French security service. The video, which France's foreign ministry denounced as both "shameful" and "staged", was broadcast amid weeks of protest in Iran…

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