At least 9 killed in Iran as protests over woman’s death in custody spread
2 years, 3 months ago

At least 9 killed in Iran as protests over woman’s death in custody spread

LA Times  

Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration in downtown Tehran over the death of a woman who was detained by Iran’s morality police. Clashes between Iranian security forces and protesters angry over the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody have killed at least nine people since the violence erupted over the weekend, according to a tally Thursday by the Associated Press. To prevent protests from spreading, Iran’s biggest telecom operator largely shut down mobile internet access again Thursday, said Netblocks, a group that monitors internet access, describing the restrictions as the most severe since 2019. WhatsApp tweeted that it was “working to keep our Iranian friends connected and will do anything within our technical capacity to keep our service up and running.” The demonstrations in Iran began as an emotional outpouring over the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman held by the country’s morality police for allegedly violating its strictly enforced dress code. In a statement Thursday, the Revolutionary Guard blamed the unrest on “Iran’s enemies,” saying their “sedition will fail.” In Amini’s home province in the northwest, Kurdistan, the provincial police chief said four protesters were killed by live fire.

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard commander vows retaliation for strike that killed top generals
9 months ago

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard commander vows retaliation for strike that killed top generals

The Hindu  

Iran's commander of the powerful Revolutionary Guard General Hossein Salami said “no threat will go unanswered” in retaliation on April 5 for the airstrike widely attributed to Israel that destroyed Iran’s Consulate in the Syrian capital and killed seven of the guard's members. The marches in the capital, Tehran, along with protests in other Iranian cities, came at a time …

Women in Iran: UN report says repression of protesters and discrimination against women amounts to ‘crimes against humanity’
10 months ago

Women in Iran: UN report says repression of protesters and discrimination against women amounts to ‘crimes against humanity’

CNN  

CNN — Iran’s “repression of peaceful protests” and “institutional discrimination against women and girls” has led to human rights violations, some of which amount to “crimes against humanity,” according to a United Nations’ report. The report said these violations came about in the context of the “Woman, Life, Freedom” protests sparked by the death of 22-year-old Iranian-Kurdish woman Jina Mahsa …

Deadliest since 1979 Islamic revolution, what we know about 2 blasts in Iran
1 year ago

Deadliest since 1979 Islamic revolution, what we know about 2 blasts in Iran

Hindustan Times  

At least 95 people were killed in Iran Wednesday after back-to-back explosions at an event commemorating the 2020 slaying of a prominent general by the United States, Iranian officials said. People look on after an explosion in Kerman, Iran Here’s what else is known — and what remains unclear — about the explosions: • Authorities initially said the twin bombings …

Thousands march in Brussels on anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death
1 year, 3 months ago

Thousands march in Brussels on anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death

Firstpost  

The protests that followed the death of Amini, arrested for allegedly flouting the Islamic Republic’s mandatory dress code, spiralled into the biggest show of opposition to the Iranian authorities in years Iranian emigres marched in Brussels on Friday, the eve of the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman whose death in the custody …

More protests? Iran detains Mahsa Amini's uncle ahead of her death anniversary
1 year, 4 months ago

More protests? Iran detains Mahsa Amini's uncle ahead of her death anniversary

Hindustan Times  

Iran's security forces detained a relative of Mahsa Amini days before the anniversary of her death in the custody of the morality police that sparked months of nationwide protests, news agency Reuters reported quoting a source close to the family said. As Iran fears revival of the unrest that rocked the country, authorities have increased their clamp down on dissent …

Iran executes 3 men over violence during last year’s anti-government protests
1 year, 7 months ago

Iran executes 3 men over violence during last year’s anti-government protests

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran on Friday executed three men accused of deadly violence during last year’s anti-government protests despite objections from human rights groups. “The prosecution relied on forced ‘confessions,’ and the indictment was riddled with irregularities that reveal this was a politically motivated case,” Hadi Ghaemi, the executive director of the New York-based Center for Human Rights …

Iran executes three men linked to anti-hijab protests for ‘war against God’
1 year, 7 months ago

Iran executes three men linked to anti-hijab protests for ‘war against God’

Hindustan Times  

Authorities in Iran executed three men convicted of violence against the country's security forces during protests triggered after the custodial death of Mahsa Amini's death last year, the judiciary said. Majid Kazemi, Saleh Mirhashemi and Saeed Yaghoubi were convicted of "moharebeh", or "war against God", for killing three members of the security forces, the judiciary's Mizan Online news website noted. …

Iran executes 3 men over violence during last year’s anti-government protests
1 year, 7 months ago

Iran executes 3 men over violence during last year’s anti-government protests

LA Times  

Saleh Mirhashemi was one of three men executed in Iran on Friday for their alleged role in deadly violence during anti-government protests. Iran on Friday executed three men accused of deadly violence during last year’s anti-government protests, despite objections from human rights groups. “The prosecution relied on forced ‘confessions,’ and the indictment was riddled with irregularities that reveal this was …

Protests hit multiple Iran cities for first time in weeks
1 year, 10 months ago

Protests hit multiple Iran cities for first time in weeks

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Protesters in Iran marched through the streets of multiple cities overnight in the most widespread demonstration in weeks amid the monthslong unrest that’s gripped the Islamic Republic, online videos purported to show Friday. Videos showed demonstrations in Iran’s capital, Tehran, as well as in the cities of Arak, Isfahan, Izeh in Khuzestan province and Karaj, …

Anti-government protests hit Iranian cities for first time in weeks
1 year, 10 months ago

Anti-government protests hit Iranian cities for first time in weeks

LA Times  

Thousands of people gathered outside Los Angeles City Hall on Feb. 11 to protest the Iranian government. Protesters in Iran marched in multiple cities overnight in the most widespread demonstration in weeks amid the months-long unrest that has gripped the Islamic Republic, online videos appeared to show Friday. Videos showed demonstrations in the Iranian capital, Tehran, as well as in …

Brazen in the face of protests, Iran has executed 55 people so far
1 year, 11 months ago

Brazen in the face of protests, Iran has executed 55 people so far

Firstpost  

Experts say security forces have shown “a flagrant disregard for human life,” after a protest movement against the Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has subsided since November last year. Paris: In a move that is considered to create fear as protests shake the country, Iranian authorities have executed 55 people this year, said Norway-based Iran Human Rights, adding that …

Executions aren’t new in Iran, but this time they’re different
1 year, 11 months ago

Executions aren’t new in Iran, but this time they’re different

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday accused Iran of “weaponizing” criminal procedures, saying it amounts to “state sanctioned killing” With this round of protests, critics say, the authorities are using charges that carry …

Protesters in Iran are determined to be heard despite crackdowns
2 years ago

Protesters in Iran are determined to be heard despite crackdowns

NPR  

Protesters in Iran are determined to be heard despite crackdowns JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: The Iranian government carried out two executions over the weekend, prompting more international condemnations over its attempt to crush several months of anti-government protests. He says there needs to be more of a connection between the demonstrators inside Iran and members of the large Iranian diaspora around …

Iran upholds death sentences of 2 teen protesters for 'warring against God'
2 years ago

Iran upholds death sentences of 2 teen protesters for 'warring against God'

India Today  

The death sentences of two Iranian teens, who had participated in anti-government protests that have gripped the Islamic Republic since the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody, have been upheld by the country’s judiciary. 18-year-old Mehdi Mohammadifard has been sentenced to death for “warring against God” and “corruption on earth,” the judiciary’s official website said. Mohammad Boroughani, 19, …

Iran issues warning on mandatory headscarf in cars amid anti-hijab protests: Media
2 years ago

Iran issues warning on mandatory headscarf in cars amid anti-hijab protests: Media

New Indian Express  

Protests have gripped Iran since the September 16 death of Iranian-Kurdish Amini, 22, after her arrest in Tehran for an alleged breach of the Islamic republic's strict dress code for women. Fars news agency quoted a senior police officer who said the "new stage" of the Nazer-1 programme -- "surveillance" in Persian -- was being rolled out "across the country …

Year Ender 2022: Iran protests that challenged the regime pushing for change
2 years ago

Year Ender 2022: Iran protests that challenged the regime pushing for change

Hindustan Times  

More than 100 days of protests in Iran have shattered taboos and shaken the ideological pillars of the Islamic republic in a push for change that has defied a fierce crackdown. Iran, for its part, accuses hostile foreign powers of stoking the "riots", chiefly its arch-foe the United States but also other Western nations such as Britain and France as …

Scores of protesters in Iran facing potential capital punishment; 11 already sentenced to death
2 years ago

Scores of protesters in Iran facing potential capital punishment; 11 already sentenced to death

India Today  

Hundreds of protesters in Iran are facing charges punishable by death, Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights has said. According to a report, as many as 100 detainees are facing potential capital punishment, including at least 11 already sentenced to death. “By issuing death sentences and executing some of them, want to make people go home,” IHR director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam was …

In a gruesome public hanging, Iran executes another prisoner detained in protests
2 years ago

In a gruesome public hanging, Iran executes another prisoner detained in protests

LA Times  

Iranians in Tehran protest the death of a 22-year-old woman in the custody of morality police. Iran executed a second prisoner Monday convicted of crimes allegedly committed during the nationwide protests challenging the country’s theocracy, publicly hanging him from a construction crane as a gruesome warning to others. The execution of Majidreza Rahnavard in northeastern Iran came less than a …

Iran protests: At least a dozen people currently at 'risk of execution'
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran protests: At least a dozen people currently at 'risk of execution'

Firstpost  

Demonstrations have swept Iran for nearly three months since Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, 22, died in custody after her arrest by the morality police in Tehran for an alleged breach of the country’s strict hijab dress code for women Tehran: Amid ongoing anti-hijab protests in Iran, dozens could face execution for taking part in demonstrations being held over the …

US and Canada announce new sanctions against Iran over protests
2 years, 1 month ago

US and Canada announce new sanctions against Iran over protests

Al Jazeera  

The governments of the United States and Canada have announced another round of sanctions against Iranian officials accused of human rights violations as protests roil Iran. “Today, we have taken coordinated sanctions actions against Iranian officials connected to human rights abuses, including those committed as part of the ongoing brutal crackdown aimed at denying the Iranian people their human rights …

Iran sentences five to hang over protest-linked killing
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran sentences five to hang over protest-linked killing

The Hindu  

Iran has sentenced to death five people over the killing of a Basij paramilitary force member during nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death, the judiciary said Tuesday. The five sentenced to death were convicted of "corruption on earth" -- one of the most serious offences under Islamic sharia law in Iran. The latest court rulings bring to 11 the …

Iran's attorney-general says mandatory headscarf law is under review
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran's attorney-general says mandatory headscarf law is under review

ABC  

Iran's parliament and judiciary are reviewing a decades-old law that requires women to cover their heads, as the country struggles to quell more than two months of protests linked to the dress code. Key points: Iran's president says his country has "the most progressive constitution in the world" and that it "guarantees fundamental rights and legitimate freedoms" The country's top …

Iran reviewing decades-old mandatory hijab law amid protests
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran reviewing decades-old mandatory hijab law amid protests

India Today  

Iran has said that it is reviewing a decades-old mandatory hijab law that requires women to cover their heads, amid over two months of protests linked to the dress code. A general in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps this week, for the first time, said more than 300 people have lost their lives in the unrest since Mahsa Amini's death. …

Iran says more than 200 killed in country’s continuing unrest
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran says more than 200 killed in country’s continuing unrest

Al Jazeera  

Iran interior ministry’s state security council provides its first death toll relating to months-long anti-government protests. Tehran, Iran – A security body in Iran has provided its first official assessment of continuing unrest across the country, saying more than 200 people have been killed since September. In a statement published on Saturday, the state security council of the Iranian interior …

Iranian man shot dead by state forces after celebrating Iran's World Cup elimination, human rights group says
2 years, 1 month ago

Iranian man shot dead by state forces after celebrating Iran's World Cup elimination, human rights group says

ABC  

Iranian authorities have shot and killed a man celebrating the country's elimination from the 2022 World Cup, according to a human rights group, as the Islamic Republic intensified its attempt to quash dissent in the wake of Mahsa Amini's death in September. Key points: Human rights group says Iranian authorities shot Mehran Samak in the head as he celebrated Iran's …

Iranian general acknowledges over 300 dead in unrest
2 years, 1 month ago

Iranian general acknowledges over 300 dead in unrest

The Hindu  

An Iranian general on November 28 acknowledged that more than 300 people have been killed in the unrest surrounding nationwide protests, giving the first official word on casualties in two months. That estimate is considerably lower than the toll reported by Human Rights Activists in Iran, a U.S.-based group that has been closely tracking the protests since they erupted after …

Iran general acknowledges more than 300 dead in unrest, but Human Rights Activists argue the death toll is higher
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran general acknowledges more than 300 dead in unrest, but Human Rights Activists argue the death toll is higher

ABC  

An Iranian general has acknowledged that more than 300 people have been killed in the unrest surrounding nationwide protests, giving the first official word on casualties in two months. Key points: The General was quoted saying that more than 300 people have been killed, including "martyrs" He also suggested many of those killed were ordinary Iranians not involved in the …

Iranian official admits more than 300 people have been killed in nation-wide anti-regime protests
2 years, 1 month ago

Iranian official admits more than 300 people have been killed in nation-wide anti-regime protests

Daily Mail  

An Iranian general has acknowledged that more than 300 people have been killed in the unrest surrounding nationwide protests, giving the first official word on casualties in two months. The nationwide protests were sparked by the woman's death, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, but rapidly escalated into calls for the overthrow of the Islamic theocracy that has governed Iran since its 1979 …

Iran situation 'critical' as protests continue and death toll mounts, UN rights chief says
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran situation 'critical' as protests continue and death toll mounts, UN rights chief says

ABC  

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says the situation in Iran is "critical", describing a hardening of authorities' response to protests that have resulted in more than 300 deaths in the past two months. Key points: The UN says more than 300 people have been killed in Iran so far, including more than 40 children Iran's World Cup team …

US imposes sanctions on additional Iranian officials for crackdowns on protests
2 years, 1 month ago

US imposes sanctions on additional Iranian officials for crackdowns on protests

CNN  

CNN — The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on three officials in Iran’s Kurdish region, where dozens of protesters have reportedly been killed in the past week as the Iranian government continues its violent crackdown. The latest tranche of sanctions comes a day after the United Nation’s human rights office sounded the alarm on the mounting death toll from …

Iran situation ‘critical’ with more than 300 killed, says U.N. rights chief
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran situation ‘critical’ with more than 300 killed, says U.N. rights chief

The Hindu  

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday that the situation in Iran was "critical", describing a hardening of the authorities' response to protests that have resulted in more than 300 deaths in the past two months. "The rising number of deaths from protests in Iran, including those of two children at the weekend, and the hardening of …

Iranian protesters set fire to Ayatollah Khomeini’s house
2 years, 1 month ago

Iranian protesters set fire to Ayatollah Khomeini’s house

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Protesters in Iran set fire …

Iran forces fire on protester’s mourning family and seize body: Report
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran forces fire on protester’s mourning family and seize body: Report

Live Mint  

Norway-based Hengaw rights group reported on Saturday that as clashes broke out across the nation overnight, Iranian Revolutionary Guards opened fire on mourning family members of a dead protester and took his body from the hospital. "Last night, after IRGC forces attacked Shahid Gholi Pur Hospital in Bukan, they seized Shahryar Mohammadi's body and buried him secretly," the Hengaw rights …

Children among dead as Iran sees large protests, strikes
2 years, 1 month ago

Children among dead as Iran sees large protests, strikes

Al Jazeera  

Authorities in Iran are dealing with a three-day surge in protests as the West ramps up pressure over human rights concerns. Tehran, Iran – At least two children are among more than a dozen people killed during the latest surge in protests across Iran, which have taken place on the anniversary of a previous round of protests three years ago. …

UN office urges Iran to free detained peaceful protesters
2 years, 1 month ago

UN office urges Iran to free detained peaceful protesters

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office is calling on Iran’s government to immediately release thousands of people who have been detained for participating in peaceful protests, faulting its “increasing harshness” as Western countries seek to ratchet up scrutiny of Tehran’s crackdown against demonstrators. Spokesman Jeremy Laurence of the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said it …

In Iran protests, the long fight for freedoms
2 years, 1 month ago

In Iran protests, the long fight for freedoms

The Hindu  

“In our dream, wind will blow into women’s hairs, in our dream, children will not be forced to learn ideologies of the Middle Ages, in our dreams, no one will attack girls’ schools… no one will shoot at them from behind”, was the line of Hamed Esmaeilion. Demonstrations have spread across Iran’s cities and university campuses, with large crowds in …

Iran Issues First Death Sentence to Detainee Linked to Anti-hijab 'Riots'
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran Issues First Death Sentence to Detainee Linked to Anti-hijab 'Riots'

News 18  

Iran on Sunday issued its first death sentence linked to participation in “riots”, amid nationwide protests since the death of Mahsa Amini, the judiciary’s Mizan Online website said. The accused was sentenced in a Tehran court to death for the crime of “setting fire to a government building, disturbing public order, assembly and conspiracy to commit a crime against national …

Thousands gather in Iran to protest 'Bloody Friday' security force crackdown as nationwide unrest continues
2 years, 1 month ago

Thousands gather in Iran to protest 'Bloody Friday' security force crackdown as nationwide unrest continues

ABC  

Thousands of Iranians have protested in the nation's south-east to mark a September crackdown by security forces known as "Bloody Friday". Key points: United Nations experts have urged Iran to stop targeting protestors as unrest continues across the country Video has emerged of an Iranian archer removing her headscarf during an award ceremony in Tehran Iran plans to hold public …

Iran Protests: Actor Taraneh Alidoosti poses without hijab
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran Protests: Actor Taraneh Alidoosti poses without hijab

Firstpost  

Taraneh Alidoosti’s apparent act of defiance comes as weeks of protests have rocked the country since the death of Mahsa Amini Tehran: One of Iran’s most prominent actors on Wednesday posted an image of herself on social media without the headscarf mandatory for women in the Islamic republic. Taraneh Alidoosti’s apparent act of defiance comes as weeks of protests have …

Iran protests rage on streets as officials renew threats
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran protests rage on streets as officials renew threats

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Protests in Iran raged on streets into Thursday with demonstrators remembering a bloody crackdown in the country’s southeast, even as the nation’s intelligence minister and army chief renewed threats against local dissent and the broader world. Meanwhile, a top official in Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard claimed it had “managed to achieve” having so-called hypersonic missiles, …

Iran protests rage on streets as officials renew threats
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran protests rage on streets as officials renew threats

The Hindu  

Protests in Iran raged on streets into Thursday, November 10, 2022, with demonstrators remembering a bloody crackdown in the country's southeast, even as the nation's intelligence minister and army chief renewed threats against local dissent and the broader world. Shouts of “Death to the Dictator” could be heard — a common chant in the protests targeting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah …

Protests rage on Iran’s streets as officials renew threats of harsh crackdown
2 years, 1 month ago

Protests rage on Iran’s streets as officials renew threats of harsh crackdown

LA Times  

A woman who has painted her face attends a protest in Rome against the death of Mahsa Amini, who died while in police custody in Iran. Meanwhile, a top official in Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard claimed it had “achieved” the acquisition of so-called hypersonic missiles, without providing any evidence. They commemorated the Sept. 30 crackdown in Zahedan, a city in …

Iranian lawmakers demand ‘no leniency’ for protesters as mass demonstrations continue
2 years, 2 months ago

Iranian lawmakers demand ‘no leniency’ for protesters as mass demonstrations continue

CNN  

CNN — Iranian lawmakers have urged the country’s judiciary to “show no leniency” to protesters in a letter cited by state-run Press TV on Sunday, as thousands of people continue to rally on the streets despite the threat of arrest. Lawmakers added that such a punishment – the methods of which were not specified – would “prove to all that …

Iran’s southeast erupts in political violence that leaves many dead
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran’s southeast erupts in political violence that leaves many dead

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Iran’s sparsely populated southeast erupted …

Clashes erupt near Iran’s capital as ongoing protests flare
2 years, 2 months ago

Clashes erupt near Iran’s capital as ongoing protests flare

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian protesters and security forces clashed in a town near the capital on Thursday, where state-run media reported at least two deaths and circulated graphic images of an apparent attack on a police vehicle. The protesters had gathered in Karaj, just outside Tehran, to mark the 40th day since the shooting death of Hadis Najafi, …

Iran to hold public trials for thousands detained in anti-hijab protests
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran to hold public trials for thousands detained in anti-hijab protests

Hindustan Times  

Iran’s judiciary announced that it will hold public trials for as many as 1,000 people detained during anti-hijab protests in Tehran and more than a thousand others outside the capital, Guardian reported. Iran Anti-Hijab Protests: Iranians rally in the western city of Kermanshah. Nationwide protests began in Iran in September following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after her arrest …

Iran plans public trials for 1,000 protesters in Tehran
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran plans public trials for 1,000 protesters in Tehran

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian authorities announced on Monday they will hold public trials for 1,000 people in the capital, Tehran, over the protests that have convulsed the country. Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency quoted judicial officials as saying that a thousand people who had a central role in the protests would be brought to trial in Tehran alone …

Protests persist as Iran holds first court sessions for ‘rioters’
2 years, 2 months ago

Protests persist as Iran holds first court sessions for ‘rioters’

Al Jazeera  

Iranian officials criticise a UN rapporteur while a large number of journalists calls for the freeing of their arrested colleagues. ‘Let’s free the journalists’ Amini died days after being detained by Iran’s morality police and taken to a “re-education centre” for allegedly not fully complying with the country’s mandatory dress code. “Let’s free the journalists.” Its publication came two days …

Iran protesters rally again despite Guards order to stand down
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran protesters rally again despite Guards order to stand down

The Hindu  

Iranian protesters rallied again Sunday, defying an order by the powerful Revolutionary Guards to stop the demonstrations—now in their seventh week—sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini. Students gathered overnight and Sunday across Iran, even after Major General Hossein Salami, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, had warned demonstrators: “Do not come to the streets!” Amini, 22, died in …

In Frames | Iran protests: Bare heads, steely hearts
2 years, 2 months ago

In Frames | Iran protests: Bare heads, steely hearts

The Hindu  

Mahsa Amini, an Iranian woman of Kurdish origin, was arrested by the country’s “morality police” for an alleged breach of Iran’s strict dress code for women. The protests on the streets of Mahabad, Iran’s Kurdish city, erupted again after a protester was killed in a rally commemorating the 40th day since Mahsa Amini’s death. Many women took to the streets …

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