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Fire, Clashes Erupt at Iran's Evin Prison

A fire and clashes erupted at Tehran's notorious Evin prison Saturday night as the protest movement sparked by Mahsa Amini's death in custody entered a fifth week. The facility in northern Tehran is infamous for the ill-treatment of political prisoners and also holds foreign detainees.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Four inmates killed in fire at Tehran’s Evin prison: State media

At least four people killed and 61 injured after violence and fire inside a high-security Evin prison.

Al Jazeera

Fire engulfs Iran prison holding political prisoners amid unrest

A large fire broke out at a prison in Tehran after clashes erupted between prisoners and prison staff, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

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Biden surprised by courage of Iranian protesters

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday he was surprised by the courage of the people taking to the streets in protest in Iran.

Reuters

‘I’m in survival mode’: crackdown on journalists intensifies in Iran

In the first days of the protests that have swept across Iran, a journalist called Reza was beaten by riot police and had his press card confiscated. Then, after sharing a post about the protests on social media, he was suspended.

The Guardian - UK

Blaze at Iran’s notorious Evin prison put out after fight and gunshots reported

Witness say special forces joined firefighters at prison blacklisted by US for human rights abuses

The Guardian - UK

Eight died in a fire at Iran's Evin prison, which holds political prisoners

Iran's judiciary raised the death toll Monday in a blaze at Tehran's notorious Evin prison, saying that at least eight prisoners were killed as protests continue nationwide.

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A huge fire broke out at Iran's Evin prison, where political prisoners are held

Iran's state-run IRNA reported that there were clashes between prisoners in one ward and prison personnel, citing a senior security official.

WEKU

Evin prison fire: Gunfire heard as huge blaze breaks out at notorious jail amid protests

Eight people have been injured in the fire, state media says, adding that no one was killed

The Independent UK

Iranian forces extend crackdown as protests enter fifth week

Security forces in Iran extended their crackdown against protesters across the country as demonstrations aimed at bringing down the government enter a fifth week with little sign of abating.

Tribune News Service

Huge fire sweeps through notorious Evin prison in Iran as 'gunfire rings out'

Evin prison houses Tehran's political prisoners as videos shared on social media show black smoke billowing from the facility

Daily Mirror

Iran Bars Filmmaker from Travel to London Fest ‘Over Support for Protests'

An Iranian filmmaker said his country barred him from traveling to the London Film Festival over his support for the protest movement sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini that he called a "great moment in history". "I was prevented by the Iranian authorities from boarding my flight to London…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rights Group: 233 Killed in Iran, Protests Enter Fifth Week

Protesters intensified anti-government demonstrations along main streets and at universities in some cities across Iran on Saturday. Human rights monitors reported hundreds dead, including children, as the movement entered its fifth week. Demonstrators chanted “Down with the Dictator” on the streets of Ardabil in the country's northwest. Outside of universities…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fire, gunshots at Tehran jail holding political prisoners, dual nationals

A fire broke out on Saturday in Tehran's Evin prison, where many of Iran's political and dual-national detainees are held, and witnesses reported hearing gunfire.

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Al Jazeera

Iran and EU on collision course over sanctions tied with protests

Tehran signals it will respond to any EU action on the protests, but has not divulged the nature of its countermeasures.

Reuters

Events in Iran since Mahsa Amini's arrest and death in custody

Iran's clerical rulers have faced the biggest protests in years since Mahsa Amini died last month in the custody of the morality police who enforce the Islamic Republic's strict dress code.

Salon

Her name was Jîna Amini: That matters

A young Kurdish woman made famous in death still has a lesson to teach us: Call her by her name

France 24

Iran: Generation Z at the heart of the protest movement

One month after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in the custody of Iran's notorious "morality police", the protest movement in Iran continues unabated. At the heart of the demonstrations are young people, especially young girls. Our journalist Ershad Alijani has been following the protests closely. He explained the…

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Fire extinguished at Evin prison in Tehran amid fresh nationwide protests

A towering blaze at a notorious prison housing political prisoners and anti-government activists in Iran's capital injured at least nine people but was extinguished after several hours and no detainees escaped, state media said Sunday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tehran Regime’s Attempt to Use Images of Renowned Women to End Protests Fails

A photomontage of dozens of renowned Iranian women all observing hijab disappeared from a Tehran billboard Friday. Authorities hung up the large montage in a bid to show they had the support of famous women amid ongoing anti-government protests over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody. The…

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Biden Voices Support for the ‘Brave Women of Iran’

US President Joe Biden voiced his support on Saturday for "the brave women of Iran", as Iranian activists brace for renewed nationwide protests over the death of Mahsa Amini. Outrage over the 22-year-old's death on September 16, three days after she was arrested by Iran's notorious morality police, has fueled…

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle protesters chant for "women, life, freedom" in Iran

Protesters also chanted the name Mahsa Amini

The Guardian - UK

‘They tried to wipe us out’: Kurds shelled as Iran seeks scapegoats for unrest

Exiled Kurdish forces in Iraq feel abandoned by west and say they need weapons like in Ukraine

Tribune News Service

Biden calls on Iran to ‘end the violence’ against its citizens

President Joe Biden called on Iran to “end the violence against its own citizens,” in response to a deadly crackdown by security forces on protests in the country.

Chicago Sun-Times

Protests in Iran are a reminder: Stop policing what women want — or don’t want — to wear

Since Mahsa Amini’s violent death, protests have broken out against the Islamic Republic’s regime and its mandatory hijab laws. On the flip side, Muslim women elsewhere have been and are fighting for their right to cover their hair.

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