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Iran Launches New Strikes on Kurdish Sites

Iran renewed bombing of sites in the Kurdistan region in northern Iraq, said an official from Komala Iranian-Kurdish opposition. Atta Nasser said that the Iranian forces launched artillery fire and drone strikes on bases used by exiled Iranian group Komala in the Mount Halgurd area, near the Iranian border. The…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 2, 2022

Protesters Rally across Iran in Third Week of Unrest over Amini’s Death

Protesters rallied across Iran on Saturday and strikes were reported throughout the country's Kurdish region, as demonstrations against the death of a woman in police custody entered their third week. The protests, sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old from Iranian Kurdistan, have spiraled into the biggest show…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 1, 2022

US Confirms Death of American Citizen in Iran’s Attacks on Iraqi Kurdistan

The United States Department of State has confirmed that an American citizen was killed in Iranian missile and drone attacks on Wednesday that struck areas in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq. “We can confirm that a US citizen was killed as a result of a rocket attack in the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 30, 2022

Kurdish Protesters Rally in Erbil over Amini's Death in Iran

Dozens of Iraqi and Iranian Kurds rallied in Iraq's northern city of Erbil on Saturday over the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who died in the custody of Iranian police. Protestors carrying placards with Amini's photograph gathered outside the United Nations compound in Erbil chanting "Death to the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 24, 2022

Iran blocks capital’s internet access as Amini protests grow

Social media platforms have also been cut off in areas of Tehran and Kurdistan as videos of dissent go viral

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022

Alarm Grows over Deadly Iran Crackdown on Protests

International alarm mounted on Tuesday over a deadly crackdown in Iran against protests that erupted over the death of young Iranian woman Mahsa Amini following her arrest by Tehran's notorious morality police. Amini, 22, died on Friday three days after she was urgently hospitalized following her arrest by police responsible…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 21, 2022

Protests erupt in Iran over woman’s death; 3 killed

Violence erupted in Iran’s capital and three were killed in the northwest province of Kurdistan, as security forces cracked down on the biggest public backlash against the country’s dress code for women since the 1979 revolution that ushered in the laws.

Tribune News Service · Sep 20, 2022

Several killed in Iran during protests over woman’s death in police custody

Iranian authorities confirmed on Tuesday that four people were killed during popular unrest over the death of a young woman in police custody, but sought to deflect blame from security forces by saying the protester killings were "suspicious".

France 24 · Sep 20, 2022

Iran official confirms deaths of 3 Iranians in Kurdistan, says causes 'suspicious'

An Iranian official on Tuesday confirmed the deaths of three people during days of protests in the Kurdistan region of Iran, semi-official Fars news agency reported, calling the deaths "suspicious" but without elaborating.

Reuters · Sep 20, 2022

At Least 22 Arrested as Tehran Governor Accuses Protesters of Attacks

The governor of Tehran has accused protesters of attacking police and destroying public property during demonstrations ignited by the death of a young woman while in the custody of Iran's morality police. Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old from Iran's Kurdistan province, fell into a coma and died following her arrest in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 20, 2022