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Pope Francis condemns Iran for executing protesters ‘demanding greater respect for women’

‘The right to life is also threatened in those places where the death penalty continues to be imposed’

The Independent UK

Pope Francis Condemns Iran for Using Death Penalty Against Demonstrators

Pope Francis on Monday condemned Iran for using the death penalty against demonstrators demanding greater respect for women. The pope's remarks, made in his yearly speech to diplomats accredited to the Vatican, were his strongest since the start of nationwide protests in Iran following the death last September of 22-year-old…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Commentary: ‘Night doctors’ and other unsung heroes of the protests in Iran deserve our support

Dr. Aida Rostami, a 36-year-old Iranian physician, was found in dead in December, with her body showing signs of torture. According to news reports, she had lost one eye, and half her face was crushed.

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Pope denounces Iran death penalty following protests

Pope Francis has broken his silence on the nationwide protests convulsing Iran

The Independent UK

Pope Francis condemns Iran for using death penalty against demonstrators

Pope Francis on Monday condemned Iran for using the death penalty against demonstrators demanding greater respect for women.

Reuters

Iranians protest in front of Karaj prison as more executions loom

Protesters gathered in front of a prison in Karaj to stop the execution of two men linked to Iran’s demonstrations.

Al Jazeera

Anger over Executions Fuels Protests in Iran

Night demonstrations flared up in several Iranian cities, hours after the execution of two protesters, and amid international condemnation of Iranian authorities. Iran’s judiciary announced on Sunday jail terms of up to 10 years for people who called for strikes as part of a month-long protest movement. Four Iranians have…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Iran Sentences Three More to Death Over Amini Protests

Iran has sentenced to death three people accused of killing three members of the security forces during the protests triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini, the judiciary said Monday. Iran has been rocked by civil unrest since the September 16 death of Kurdish Iranian Amini, 22, following her arrest…

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Protest Outside French Embassy in Tehran against ‘Charlie Hebdo’ Cartoons

Dozens of Iranians gathered Sunday outside the French embassy in Tehran protesting against cartoons of the supreme leader Ali Khamenei by French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. The magazine on Wednesday published caricatures of Khamenei in support of the months-long protests in Iran, sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mad world: global flashpoints to watch in 2023 in the era of 'polycrisis'

When 2022 began, there was trepidation about what might happen in at least ten regions. Topping most lists were concerns about tensions in Ukraine, Afghanistan and Ethiopia.

The Conversation

How not to build a tourism city

Despite its aesthetic appeal, the Iranian resort Majara is poised to be a sore point among local residents.

360info

Iranian, 32, held in Germany over ‘Islamist poison plot’ after US tip

“The authorities are now investigating at full speed.”

Evening Standard

Iran protesters told they are ‘bringing down the patriarchy’

British-Iranian comedian Omid Djalili addressed the Iran Solidarity Rally in Trafalgar Square.

The Independent UK

Amid unrest, Iran's hardliners turn their anger to France

Iranian hardliners have burnt France’s flag outside of its embassy in Tehran where they were protesting cartoons published by the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo that lampoon Iran’s ruling clerics

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Marches in Europe support Iran protests, assail government

Hundreds of marchers in European cities have protested in support of protesters in Iran

The Independent UK

Thousands gather for Iran solidarity rally in Trafalgar Square

UK demonstraters mark the 115th day of nationwide ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ protests in Iran

The Independent UK

German police say they have foiled Islamist cyanide terror attack plot

Police detain 32-year-old Iranian man and his brother

WEKU

An Iranian man has been held in Germany for allegedly planning a chemical attack

Police and prosecutors said the man and another person were detained overnight in the town of Castrop-Rauxel, northwest of Dortmund.

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Analysts: Iran Regime Divided on How to Tackle Protests

Iran's regime is divided in its response to months of unprecedented protests, wavering between repression and what it views as conciliatory gestures trying to quell the discontent, analysts say. "The conflicting messages we are getting from the Iranian regime suggest an internal debate on how to deal with ongoing protests,"…

Daily Mirror

Iran executes two men as brutal crackdown on widespread protests continue

The Iranian government is cracking down on the anti-regime protesters who erupted in civil unrest after morality police fatally beat a 22-year-old Kurdish woman called Mahsa Amini for wearing her hijab "improperly"

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on averting the west’s collision course with Iran

The regime’s lawlessness combined with its Russia-leaning policies should prompt an urgent rethink by the UK and allies

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Condemns New Iran Protester Executions in 'Strongest Terms'

The US State Department on Saturday condemned "in the strongest terms" what it said were the "sham trials & execution" of two men in Iran for killing a paramilitary force member during protests sparked by a young woman's death in custody. "These executions are a key component of the regime's…

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Britain Says Iran’s Execution of Two Protesters Is ‘Abhorrent’

British foreign minister James Cleverly on Saturday condemned Iran's execution of two protesters and urged it to "immediately end the violence against its own people". "The execution of Mohammad Mahdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini by the Iranian regime is abhorrent," Cleverly said on Twitter. "The UK is strongly opposed…

ABC News

Iran's regime is cracking under protests, but a challenge remains to ensure the revolution isn't 'hijacked'

There are signs the Islamic Regime is beginning to crack under the weight of protests that have spread across the nation and the diaspora abroad, but Iranians say the real challenge will be ensuring the revolution is not hijacked.

Radio France Internationale

Iran could make old foes Netanyahu and Erdogan the best of friends

The return to power of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is raising questions over the future of Turkish-Israeli rapprochement, given the tempestuous relations between Netanyahu and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to date.

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