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Iranian police deploy at universities as unrest over Mahsa Amini's death churns on

Iranian security forces deployed at universities in several cities on Wednesday, witnesses said, stepping up efforts to quell more than two weeks of protests ignited by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of morality police.

Reuters

Iranian schoolgirls take up battle cry as protests continue

As country mourns teenager killed in demonstrations, video shows how female-led protests have spread to the classroom

The Guardian - UK

‘Nothing to lose’: Iran’s protesters step up their defiance as a potential showdown looms

TEHRAN, Iran — Twice now, the mass protests roiling Iran have reached even her deeply conservative neighborhood. Shahrzad, a 36-year-old teacher who lives with her parents and acts as their caregiver, has so far heeded her promise to them not to join, although she wants to.

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Editorial: In both Iran and Russia, backlashes against tyrants grow. It’s defiance that should be nurtured.

When authoritarian regimes strip away the humanity of their own people, blowback invariably follows. That is now happening in both Iran and Russia, where the autocrats in charge are seeing firsthand their nations’ boiling points reached, both on the streets and in the minds of infuriated citizens.

Chicago Tribune

US to impose additional ‘costs’ on Iran amid protests, Biden says

US president says he is ‘gravely concerned’ by reports of crackdown on protests in Iran over death of Mahsa Amini.

Al Jazeera

Breaking silence, Iran’s Khamenei blames Israel and U.S. for protests

Weeks of protests have rocked the country after the death of a woman in police custody.

Axios

Iran supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says death of Masha Amini ‘left us heartbroken’

Masha Amini’s death has led to thousands taking to city streets to protest

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Iran’s Khamenei blames Israel, US in first comments on protests

The supreme leader calls the anti-government protests, which began after the death of Mahsa Amini, ‘riots’.

Al Jazeera

Iran's supreme leader breaks silence on protests, blames US

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has responded publicly to the biggest protests in Iran in years, breaking weeks of silence to condemn the “rioting” and accuse protests of being planned by the U.S. and Israel

The Independent UK

Iran's Khamenei backs police over Mahsa Amini protests, may signal tougher crackdown

Iran's supreme leader on Monday gave his full backing to security forces confronting protests ignited by the death of Mahsa Amini in custody, comments that could herald a harsher crackdown to quell unrest more than two weeks since she died.

Reuters

Iranian Supreme Leader's comments on protests to be released soon - Tasnim

Comments from Iran's Supreme Leader on nationwide protests over the death in custody of a young woman will be released soon, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Monday.

Reuters

Iran parliament speaker says protests could weaken society

Iran’s parliament speaker has warned that protests over the death of a young woman in police custody could destabilize the country

The Independent UK

Iran riot police clash with students protesting young woman's death

Iranian security forces clashed with students at a prominent university in Tehran on Sunday, social and state media reported, in the latest sign of a deadly clampdown on nationwide protests that were ignited by the death in custody of a young woman.

Reuters

Iran arrests Europeans accused of role in protests, 19 killed during attack on police station

Iran arrests nine European nationals, blaming "foreign enemies" for protests sweeping the country after the death of a woman while in the custody of morality police.

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Analysis-Iran leaders in 'disarray' struggle to close ranks over protests - analysts, official

Iran's clerical rulers are eager to crush mass anti-government protests, but maneuvering over the eventual succession to the supreme leader and rifts over security tactics have complicated efforts to curb the unrest, three analysts and an official said.

The Independent UK

Analysis: Latest Iran protests likely not last for Tehran

Only glimpses of videos that make it online show the protests convulsing Iran over the death of a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by the nation’s morality police

Reuters

Iran protests Western stance on mass protests over woman's death

Iran summoned the British and Norwegian ambassadors over what it called interference and hostile media coverage of the nationwide unrest triggered by the death of a woman detained by morality police.

The Independent UK

Iran must ‘deal decisively with those who oppose country’s security and tranquillity’, says president

Iran’s president has called on his nation to “deal decisively with those who oppose the country’s security and tranquillity”, according to state media.

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France 24

Iran: Ayatollah Khamenei's health issues prompt fresh speculation on succession

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 83, made his first public appearance on September 17 since falling ill earlier this month, which prompted a fresh round of questions about who might eventually succeed him. Among the favourites in the running are President Ebrahim Raisi and the Supreme leader’s son Mojtaba…

Al Jazeera

Iran pledges ‘decisive action’ as Mahsa Amini protests continue

The warning comes as protesters return to the streets despite a crackdown in which at least 41 people were killed.

Los Angeles Times

Mass protests roil Iran over a young woman’s death, but can they succeed?

TEHRAN, Iran — The death last week of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, after Iran’s notorious morality police arrested her because they thought she was not dressed conservatively enough, sparked one of the most intense waves of popular anger the country has seen in years, as well as a deluge of condemnation…

Bangkok Post

Death toll in Iran protests reaches 31

At least 31 civilians have been killed in crackdowns by Iranian security forces on protests that have erupted over the death of a young woman after her arrest by the morality police, an Oslo-based NGO said Thursday.

ABC News

Protests over Mahsa Amini's death spread in Iran, authorities issue warning as death toll from clashes with police grows

Protests over the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, who had been arrested for wearing "unsuitable attire", spread to over 80 Iranian cities.

Daily Mirror

Protesters send police fleeing amid streets fires as riots enter sixth day

Mahsa Amini, 22, died in custody after being arrested for not wearing her hijab correctly - sparking days of deadly riots across Iran with police reportedly open firing on protesters

Reuters

Iran's Raisi warns against 'acts of chaos' over Mahsa Amini's death

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Thursday that "acts of chaos" are not acceptable, in a warning to protesters who have taken to the streets across the country in fury over the death of a woman in the morality police's custody.

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