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Iran Toughens Crackdown as Some Oil Workers Reported to Join Protests

Iranian security forces intensified a crackdown on anti-government protests in several Kurdish cities on Monday, social media posts and videos showed, pressing efforts to quell unrest ignited by the death of a woman in morality police custody. Protests have swept Iran since Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old from Iran's Kurdish region,…

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Iran Calls on Foreign Visitors to Respect Law as Protests Persist

Foreign visitors to Iran should respect the country's laws, its foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday, as protests continue over a woman's death in police custody that Tehran has blamed on "foreign enemies". Last month, Iran said it had arrested nine European nationals for their role in the unrest over…

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Iran calls on foreign visitors to respect law as protests persist

Foreign visitors to Iran should respect the Islamic Republic's laws, its foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday, as protests continue over a woman's death in police custody that Tehran has blamed on "foreign enemies".

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Guns, veils, unflinching stares: the banned work about Iran’s female rebels

Three decades ago, Shirin Neshat infuriated Iran’s government with her photographs of the heroic women who had lived through its revolution. Their defiance echoes today’s brave Mahsa Amini protesters

The Guardian - UK

Hammersmith: Eventim Apollo evacuated after ‘bomb threat’ at concert by Iranian singer Dariush Eghbali

Organisers decided to evacuate after police received an anonymous call

Evening Standard

Internet Blackout Damages Iran’s Post, E-Commerce

The National Iranian Post Company announced Sunday it is assessing its profits as Iranian authorities continue to block access to mobile networks and communication platforms as a means to curb the raging protests. Iran restricted access to Instagram and WhatsApp despite warnings that internet blackout would disrupt the retail ecommerce…

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Australia blasts 'disturbing' Iran arrests

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says reports Iranian authorities have continued to be overly forceful dealing with nation-wide protests are "disturbing".

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Iran State TV Hacked with Image of Khamenei in Crosshairs

Hackers supporting Iran's wave of women-led protests interrupted a state TV news broadcast with an image of gun-sight crosshairs and flames over an image of supreme leader Ali Khamenei, in footage widely shared online on Sunday. In other anti-regime messages, activists have spray-painted "Death to Khamenei" and "The police are…

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19 children among 185 killed during protest unrest in Iran, rights group says

Iranian security forces are reportedly arresting children inside schools in their crackdown on anti-government protests.

Axios

Iran protests keep pressure on Raisi as deaths reportedly rise

Protests against Iran’s leadership entered their fourth week with further reports on social media of violent crackdowns by police, with rights groups reporting the deaths of at least four people by security forces over the weekend.

Tribune News Service

Iran: State television hacked live on air by hackers

Among the images was a photo of Mahsa Amini, 22, whose death last month while in the custody sparked protests backlash against the regime

Evening Standard

Iran protests: ‘At least 185 people including 19 children’ killed during unrest

Online videos claim to show minors and pregnant women being beaten by gangs of riot police

The Independent UK

Iranian leaders hold meeting as protests enter fourth week

Iranian state television’s feed was hijacked for a few seconds in support of the protests in many cities on Saturday.

Al Jazeera

German minister calls for EU sanctions over Iran crackdown

Germany’s foreign minister is calling for European Union entry bans and asset freezes against those responsible for what she described as brutal repression against anti-government protesters in Iran

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Iranian security forces arresting children in school, reports claim

Authorities shut all schools in Iranian Kurdistan as protests continue in cities and state TV is interrupted by apparent hack

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Protesters in Iran are ‘beautiful and inspiring’, says Persepolis creator

‘What I have lived, the youth is living now,’ says Marjane Satrapi, whose graphic novel depicted girl’s life in 1979 Islamic revolution

The Hindu

Heroin seized off Kochi was possibly bound for US, Europe markets via Sri Lanka

International drug smugglers use Indian ports of call as safe houses for concealing heroin sourced from Afghanistan to dodge severe cargo profiling at foreign ports. A shipment from Iran, Pakistan, or Afghanistan will invite a fiercer scrutiny in foreign harbours than cargo from India or Sri Lanka, say officials

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‘We want the clerics to get lost’: Iran’s schoolgirls emerge as powerful voices of dissent

Amid viral videos of Khamenei’s portraits being torn down in class, each death attributed to police brutality only stokes further waves of protest

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Germany Wants Those behind Iran Crackdown Banned from EU, Assets Frozen

Germany will ensure the European Union freezes the assets of those responsible for a violent crackdown on anti-government protests in Iran and bans their entry to the bloc, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told a German Sunday newspaper. Germany, France, Denmark, Spain, Italy and the Czech Republic have submitted 16 proposals…

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Protests Continue across Iran as Rights Group Reports 19 Minors Killed

Protests ignited by the death of a young woman in police custody continued across Iran on Sunday despite a fierce crackdown by the authorities, as a human rights group said at least 185 people, including children, had been killed in the unrest. Demonstrations that began on Sept. 17 at the…

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Protests grip Iran as rights group says 19 children killed

Protests ignited by the death of a young woman in police custody continued across Iran on Sunday in defiance of a crackdown by the authorities, as a human rights group said at least 185 people, including children, had been killed in demonstrations.

Reuters

Germany wants those behind Iran crackdown banned from EU, assets frozen - newspaper

France 24

‘We will fight’: Iran protests following death of Mahsa Amini enter fourth week

Schoolgirls chanted slogans, workers went on strike and protesters clashed violently with security forces across Iran on Saturday, as demonstrations over the death of Mahsa Amini entered a fourth week.

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‘A Time Bomb’: Anger Rising in a Hot Spot of Iran Protests

Growing up under a repressive system, Sharo, a 35-year-old university graduate, never thought she would hear words of open rebellion spoken out loud. Now she herself chants slogans like "Death to the Dictator!" with a fury she didn't know she had, as she joins protests calling for toppling the country's…

The Independent UK

Iran state television hacked live on air with image of Ayatollah in flames and crosshair on his head

Footage also shows photos of women who have died in Iran in a month and features a protest hymn

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