The Latest Breaking News from Mahsa Amini

Iranian rapper wins appeal against protests-linked death sentence

Court accepts Saman Seyyedi’s appeal, but 22-year-old Mohammad Ghobadlou’s bid is rejected and could be executed soon.

Al Jazeera · Dec 25, 2022

Prominent Sunni cleric denounces Iran crackdown, currency near record low

Iran's currency hovered near a historic low against the U.S. dollar on the unofficial foreign exchange market on Friday amid renewed street protests in the restive southeast, where a prominent dissident Sunni Muslim cleric denounced a bloody crackdown on street demonstrations.

Reuters · Dec 23, 2022

Germany suspends measures to promote business with Iran

Germany's government is suspending state measures designed to foster business with Iran due to the repression of nationwide protests in the Islamic Republic, the economy ministry said on Friday.

Reuters · Dec 23, 2022

U.S. slaps sanctions on Iran officials over protest crackdown

The United States imposed sanctions on Iranian officials on Wednesday, including the prosecutor general and key military officials, stepping up pressure on Tehran over its crackdown on protests.

Reuters · Dec 21, 2022

Oscar-winning Iranian Filmmaker Backs Alidoosti

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi on Tuesday urged the release of Taraneh Alidoosti, who has starred in four of his films, after the actor's arrest for supporting the three-month protest movement. Alidoosti, 38, was arrested on Saturday, official media said, after making a string of social media posts supporting the protests…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 21, 2022

UN Names Three Women to Probe Iran Protests Crackdown

The United Nations on Tuesday named three women to lead a rights investigation into Iran's violent crackdown on women-led protests that have rocked the country for more than three months. Bangladesh Supreme Court lawyer Sara Hossain, Pakistani law professor Shaheen Sardar Ali and rights activist Viviana Krsticevic from Argentina will…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 20, 2022

More Iranians face possible execution as authorities seek to crush continuing unrest

The executions are Tehran's main response to protests that have swept the country since September, and are seen as a sign that Iran's clerical leadership intends to continue a violent crackdown.

WEKU · Dec 20, 2022

Culture war: Iran’s actors and directors take stand against protest crackdown

The arrest of the actor Taraneh Alidoosti for posting about protests around the country and the crackdown against them has sparked an outcry, writes Borzou Daragahi

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022

Nicholas Goldberg: The hijab is rallying protesters in Iran, but the unrest is about so much more

I once spent a week in a region of southern Sudan where almost none of the women covered their breasts, and then just two weeks later I flew to Iran, where women are required by law to cover their hair with hijabs as a sign of modesty.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 20, 2022

Popular global TikToks of 2022: Bad Bunny leads the fluffle!

TikTok is more than just goofy dances and challenges. Here are some of the most widely viewed — and engaging — global TikToks of the year.

WEKU · Dec 19, 2022