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In Iran and beyond, arrests of singers and dancers show how music can be a powerful tool of resistance

Iranian women are prohibited from singing and dancing in public. Yet many are posting videos on social media dancing and singing along to singer Mehdi Yarrahi’s song Roosarito (Your Veil). The wave of videos comes after Yarrahi’s August 28 arrest. The Islamic Republic of Iran deemed the song “illegal and…

The Conversation · Sep 13, 2023

What is Iran’s ‘gender apartheid’ hijab bill and what does it mean for women?

Women face 60 lashes and prison for not wearing headscarf

Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2023

Crude Prices Strengthen on the Outlook for Tighter Global Supplies

October WTI crude oil (CLV23) this morning is up +0.23 (+0.26%), and Oct RBOB gasoline (RBV23) is up +0.40 (+0.15%). Crude oil and gasoline prices this morning are modestly higher, with crude posting a nearly 10-month high. Tightness in global oil supplies is underpinning oil prices after OPEC on Tuesday...

Barchart · Sep 13, 2023

Analysis: Iran-US prisoner swap for billions reveals familiar limits of diplomacy between nations

American captives could be exchanged for billions of dollars of frozen Iranian assets, even as critics back in Washington warn against dealing with Tehran

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023

Iran’s ‘gender apartheid’ bill could jail women for 10 years for not wearing hijab

Shops that serve unveiled women could be shut under draft law UN human rights body says suppresses women into ‘total submission’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023

Trump’s access to classified documents restricted by Mar-a-Lago case judge in lead up to trial – live

Follow the very latest updates from the former president’s 2024 campaign and ongoing legal woes

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023

Iranians hit by internet curbs in year since Mahsa Amini protests

Iran has imposed curbs on the internet in the year since protests erupted over Mahsa Amini's death, forcing people to find other ways to run their businesses or keep in touch with loved ones.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 13, 2023

Iran identifies 5 prisoners it wants from US in swap for Iranian-Americans and billions in assets

Iran has identified the five prisoners it hopes to see freed in the United States in exchange for five Iranian-Americans now held in Tehran and billions in assets once held by South Korea

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023

House passes bipartisan measures targeting Iran over death of Mahsa Amini, missile program

The U.S. House has overwhelmingly approved several measures targeting Iran for its human rights record and placing restrictions on the country’s ability to import or export its expanding arsenal of weapons

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023

With a new prisoner release deal, Biden seeks to reboot Iran negotiations

Prisoner swap deal could be first step to informal agreement to curb Iran’s nuclear programme

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023