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The Latest Breaking News from Mahsa Amini

Iranian artists call for boycott of cultural institutions with links to regime

Art activism has increased in and outside the country since death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini

The Guardian - UK

Iran lodges protest with FIFA over US Soccer flag post

Iranian football federation slams ‘unprofessional act’ as US football body uses modified flag in social media posts.

Al Jazeera

Niece of Iran’s supreme leader calls on other countries to cut ties with regime

Rights activist Farideh Moradkhani releases video describing government as ‘murderous and child-killing’ after her arrest

The Guardian - UK

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Iran’s World Cup fans: 'Football is meaningless when children are being killed'

Iranian protests have spread into the stands and onto the pitch during the 2022 World Cup, as supporters – and the Iranian players – have used the event to speak out for and against the country’s leadership. FRANCE 24 meets Iranian football fans in Qatar.

France 24

Iran Bank Manager Fired for Serving Unveiled Woman

An Iranian bank manager who served an unveiled woman has been fired, local media reported on Sunday. Since 1979 , Iranian law requires all women to wear a hijab that covers the head and neck. Mehr news agency reported that the bank manager in Qom province, near the capital Tehran,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi Risks Death Penalty

The family of an Iranian rapper detained for supporting protests over Mahsa Amini's death said his life was at risk after he went on trial behind closed doors on Saturday. Iran has intensified a crackdown on the protests sparked by the September 16 death of Amini after her arrest in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

IRGC-Affiliated News Agency Hit by Cyberattack

A news agency affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was hacked late Friday in line with protests over Mahsa Amini’s death, local media reported. The IRGC’s Tasnim news agency said on Friday evening that hackers have disrupted the work of Iran’s Fars news agency for few minutes.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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U.S. soccer federation briefly alters Iran's flag to show solidarity with protesters

The organization had displayed Iran's national flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic to show "support for the women in Iran" ahead of the two nations' soccer match.

WEKU

US soccer displays Iran flag minus Islamic Republic emblem

The U.S. men’s soccer team has begun displaying Iran’s national flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic as nationwide protests challenging Tehran’s theocratic government continue

The Independent UK

The heroic people of Iran are teaching the west a song too many of us have forgotten

Iran’s football team showed solidarity with those demanding freedoms we take for granted, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

Iranian anti-regime protesters harassed outside stadium at World Cup

Fans banned from protests as second match shrouded in controversy

The Independent UK

Why are some of Iran’s fans protesting at the World Cup?

Iran’s presence at the World Cup has brought more attention to the country where anti-government protests continue.

Al Jazeera

Iran Bolsters Border Security to Prevent ‘Infiltration’

Iran has sent additional units of special forces to fortify its northern border with Iraq and clamp down on what it says is infiltration by Kurdish opposition groups, Iranian state media reported on Friday. Gen. Mohammad Pakpour, chief of ground forces of the paramilitary Iranian Revolutionary Guard, said “armored and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran fan has Mahsa Amini shirt confiscated during World Cup match vs Wales amid anthem booing

Iran supporters have continued to protest the state during their World Cup campaign

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Daily Mirror

World Cup security confiscate Iran fans' flag as joint protest broken up at Wales match

Images showed supporter with flag displaying "women, life, freedom" message being challenged by security before Group B match in Qatar... while other fans sporting the same message were similarly accosted

Reuters

Security escort man wearing pro-Iran protest shirt ahead of match

A man wearing a jersey declaring support for anti-government protesters in Iran was escorted by security officers into the stadium where the national team was due to play a World Cup match with Wales on Friday, a Reuters witness said.

Evening Standard

Iran players sing national anthem ahead of Wales game as protestors confronted outside

Iran’s players this morning joined in the national anthem ahead of their crucial World Cup meeting with Wales, amid reports of anti-regime protestors being harassed by government supporters outside the ground.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran 'Defends' Strikes on Northern Iraq, in Letter to UN

Iran told the UN on Thursday that it had no choice but to act in self-defense by striking Kurdish rebel groups in northern Iraq, state media reported. The Iranian republic has launched a series of cross-border missile and drone strikes on Iranian-Kurdish opposition groups, based in Iraq, which it blames…

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Al Jazeera

UN rights council moves to investigate Iran’s protest crackdown

‘Fact-finding mission’ will probe alleged human rights abuses in Iran, with particular focus on women and children.

WEKU

Iran arrests a soccer player for criticizing government and insulting the soccer team

Voria Ghafouri, a prominent player who wasn't chosen to go to the World Cup, is an outspoken critic of Iran's authorities. Reports of his arrest came ahead of Friday's Iran-Wales World Cup match.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Arrests Outspoken Player amid World Cup Scrutiny

Iran has arrested a prominent former member of its national football team over his criticism of the government as authorities grapple with nationwide protests that have cast a shadow over the team as it competes in the World Cup before a global audience. The semiofficial Fars and Tasnim news agencies…

The Independent UK

Iran arrests outspoken player amid World Cup scrutiny

Iran has arrested a prominent former member of its national soccer team over his criticism of the government

Daily Mirror

Furious Iran boss Carlos Queiroz confronts BBC journalist after press conference

Manager Carlos Queiroz was quizzed about protesters in Iran at his pre-Wales World Cup press conference when he snapped and turned on a female BBC reporter

The Guardian - UK

Iran protests: UN council votes to investigate human rights abuses

Official says country is in ‘fully fledged human rights crisis’ as fact-finding mission launched

Newsroom.co.nz

Iran feels the wrath of a movement held down for too long

The death of Mahsa Amini unleashed outrage at the Iranian government's treatment of women long simmering beneath the surface, writes Ladan Rahbari of the University of Amsterdam

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