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Children Caught Up in Iran Demos Face 'Psychological Centers'

Dozens of Iranian children have been killed and hundreds detained after being caught up in protests over Mahsa Amini's death, some of them even ending up in "psychological centers", it has emerged. Iran has been rocked by nearly a month of demonstrations driven by public outrage over Amini's death after…

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Siamak Namazi Returns to Prison in Iran

Iranian American businessman Siamak Namazi was forced to return to Tehran's Evin prison on Wednesday after Iranian authorities had given him a furlough on Oct. 1 and let his elderly father leave Iran for medical treatment on Oct. 5, their lawyer said. Namazi, who in 2016 was convicted of espionage-related…

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Saudi Arabia Urges Designation of Houthis as Terrorist

Saudi Arabia called on Thursday for the designation of the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen as terrorist. The Kingdom’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Dr. Abdulaziz al-Wasil said the time has come for the designation and for the boycott of the militias and drying up of their sources of funding.

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Not 'powerless victims': how young Iranian women have long led a quiet revolution

The “Women, Life, Freedom” movement that has taken hold in Iran in recent weeks is not new. Young Iranian women have been involved in small but consistent evolutionary actions during the entire 44 years of the Islamic Republic of Iran, particularly in the past two decades.

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Iran President Accuses US of ‘Destabilization’ amid Protests

Iran’s president on Thursday accused the US of conducting a “failed policy of destabilization” targeting his nation, as Iranian protesters continued to call for the downfall of its rulers despite a violent and wide-ranging crackdown. President Ebrahim Raisi has repeatedly dismissed the unrest sparked by the death of a 22-year-old…

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France: Iranian Drone Transfers to Russia Would Violate UN Nuclear Deal Resolution

France's foreign ministry said on Thursday that any transfer of Iranian drones to Russia would be a violation of the United Nations Security Council resolution that endorsed the 2015 nuclear accord between Iran and world powers. Three drones operated by Russian forces attacked the small town of Makariv, west of…

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Iraqi MPs elect new president amid threat of rocket fire

Iraqi lawmakers elected a new president in a key step toward ending a year-long political vacuum

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Iranian women keep up the pressure for real change — but will broad public support continue?

The world has been transfixed by images of Iranian women shouting “women, life, liberty,” leading protest rallies, dancing in the streets and burning their headscarves while facing armed soldiers.

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'Restitution' of looted African art just continues colonial policies - much more is at stake

The violence of the past is far from over. But it is disguised in many ways, made invisible and normalised. What started with the Spanish, Portuguese or the Ottoman empires continued with the British, French and Russian empires, and now the United States. Imperial political violence continues today in Palestine,…

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Canada imposes new Iran sanctions over human rights

Canada imposed new sanctions on Iran on Thursday in response to the government's human rights abuses and destabilizing actions, the foreign ministry said in a statement.

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France says Iranian drone sales to Russia would violate U.N. Security council resolution

France's foreign ministry said on Thursday that any sale of Iranian drones to Russia would be a violation of the United Nations Security Council resolution that endorsed the 2015 nuclear accord between Iran and world powers.

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Q+A guest labels Iranian government a 'terrorist group' as other tells of brutality of its morality police

Iran's morality police have blood on their hands and their actions have led to widespread protests, but Q+A audience member Sara Bakhshi details exactly what she escaped from during her first interaction with them at the age of just 12 years.

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How three Iranian women spurred mass protests against hardline regime

Huge bravery of Sepideh Rashno, Mahsa Amini and Nika Shakarami against state restrictions on women’s freedoms may be catalyst for change

The Guardian - UK

Russia Deploying Iranian-made Suicide Drones In Ukraine

Russia is deploying Iranian-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in its war against Ukraine.

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Let Saudi Arabia’s friendship with Putin be a wake-up call for the west

Prince Mohammed bin Salman can no longer be allowed privileged access to, and support from, western leaders, says the foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

Los Angeles Times

How ‘Baraye,’ a song about Iran’s protests, became an anthem for women, freedom and an ordinary life

TEHRAN, Iran — As crowds poured through the streets of Iran last month to demonstrate against the government, an up-and-coming 25-year-old singer named Shervin Hajipour began working on a new song.

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‘It’s a revolution’: Iranian women in UK believe protests will bring freedom

Women who fled regime are working hard to expose abuses in Iran and say this time real change is possible

Reuters

Iran intensifies crackdown on Kurdish areas as protests rage

Iranian security forces stepped up their crackdown on Kurdish regions of the country overnight, deploying militia troops, as authorities pursued their deadly suppression of nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death in police custody.

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Protests Continue to Rage in Iran Despite Authorities Crackdown

Nearing a month of demonstrations following the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman who died in the custody of the morality police, Iranians continued to step up anti-regime protests despite the brutal and oppressive crackdown by security authorities. On Wednesday, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei renewed his…

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US Congress to Establish Working Group to 'Monitor Iran’s Nuclear, Missile Program'

Democratic and Republican lawmakers have reintroduced a bill aimed at monitoring Iran’s nuclear program. Rep. Senator Lindsey Graham announced the inclusion of the Iran Nuclear Weapons Capability Monitoring Act of 2022 - which he had submitted with Dem.

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Iran top judge orders harsh sentences for ‘main riot elements’

Iran has been rocked by weeks of protests following the death of Mahsa Amini in custody.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Iran has a long history of protests. This time it’s different

Iran’s protests show no signs of stopping. Sparked by the death of a young Kurdish Iranian woman named Mahsa Zhina Amini after being detained by the morality police, rallies have spread from the towns of Kurdistan to the rest of the country.

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Lenderking, Grundberg Resume Mobilization to Extend Yemen Truce

The US Department of State announced that the US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking will return to the region to support UN efforts to expand and extend the Yemeni truce. Lenderking’s return to the Middle East comes at a time when Houthi militias in Yemen have exhibited intransigence. Moreover,…

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Iran's top judge orders harsh sentences for 'main elements of riots' as protests persist -ISNA

Iran's judiciary chief said on Thursday he had ordered judges to issue tough sentences for the "main elements of riots", sparked after the death of a young woman in custody last month, the Iranian semi-official Students News Agency (ISNA) reported.

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Protests Reach 19 Cities in Iran Despite Internet Disruption

Protests swept across at least 19 cities in Iran on Wednesday sparked by the death of a 22-year-old woman detained last month by the country’s morality police, even as security forces targeted demonstrators in the streets, activists said. The protests over the death of Mahsa Amini have become one of…

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