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West must prepare for many ways Iran protest movement could end badly

It is hard to imagine the Iranian regime collapsing without violence, supporters of which should be assumed willing to kill and die, says Alexander Maxwell

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Iran's army issues warning to 'rioters' as security forces struggle to suppress unrest

Iran's Army Ground Forces Commander said on Wednesday that "rioters" would have no place in the Islamic Republic if the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered a tougher crackdown on nationwide protests, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported.

Reuters

Iran Disregards Ongoing Protests, Expects Riot to Subside

On the 56th day of the Iranian riots, a senior security official expected the protests "to subside," while the Iranian judiciary threatened to establish courts to "firmly handle" those who cause "turmoil" or "commit crimes" during the anti-government protests sweeping the country. The protests constitute one of the biggest challenges…

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Iran Charges Two Women Journalists with Anti-state Propaganda

Iran has charged two women journalists with propaganda against the state, the judiciary said Tuesday, as it presses a crackdown on protests sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini. The clerical state has been rocked by a protest movement that erupted on September 16 when Amini, 22, died…

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Iran Revolutionary Guards Arrest Top Lawyer

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have arrested prominent lawyer Mostafa Nili, one of more than a dozen rounded up amid a crackdown on protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death, his sister said. Guards intelligence agents detained Nili at Tehran's Mehrabad international airport on Monday night before raiding his mother's house and taking…

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‘Listen to the people’: Cracks appear within Iran’s ruling elite over protest movement

Even some hardliners are acknowledging the demands of demonstrators

The Independent UK

British-Iranian journalists in UK warned of death threats from Iran

Broadcaster of Iran International TV says police told two of its staff of ‘imminent, credible risk’ to life

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Iran denounces skater who flouted hijab rule abroad amid protests

Niloufar Mardani is the latest athlete to not follow Iran’s hijab rules when competing abroad.

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Iran deploys mounted police in latest bid to supress Mahsa Amini protests

Iran has deployed mounted police in the capital Tehran, in a bid to put an end to more than seven weeks of protests sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini.

Radio France Internationale

More than 1,000 Indicted as Iran's Judiciary Says it Will Deal Firmly with Protesters

Iran's courts will deal firmly with anyone who causes disruptions or commits crimes during the ongoing wave of anti-government protests, the judiciary said on Tuesday. More than 1,000 people have been indicted in connection with what the government calls "riots". "Now, the public, even protesters who are not supportive of…

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Iran denounces skater for competing abroad without veil

Iran on Tuesday denounced a skater after she attended a competition in Turkey without wearing an Islamic headscarf, local media announced, amid protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini.

Bangkok Post

Tehran Toughens Stance against Protesters, Judiciary Threatens Capital Punishment

Iranian officials have sharpened their threats against anti-regime protesters with the country's hardliner Chief Justice Gholam-Hossein Ejei announcing on Monday his support for delivering the death penalty against demonstrators. “The deputy head of the judiciary and the public prosecutor are following up on a daily basis the files of key…

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Iran's judiciary says it will deal firmly with protesters

Iran's courts will deal firmly with anyone who causes disruption or commits crimes during a wave of anti-government protests, the judiciary said on Tuesday, signalling the authorities intend to hand down harsh sentences to convicted demonstrators.

Reuters

It’s Woman vs. Woman in Iran’s Protests

The Islamic Republic has always cultivated a reservoir of devoted female support.

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Iran Lawmakers Demand Severe Punishment for ‘Rioters’ as Protests Rage

Hardline Iranian lawmakers urged the judiciary on Sunday to "deal decisively" with perpetrators of unrest, as the country struggles to suppress the biggest show of dissent in years. Widespread anti-government demonstrations erupted in September after the death of young Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, who had been detained by morality…

Reuters

Iran lawmakers demand severe punishment for 'rioters' as protests rage

Hardline Iranian lawmakers urged the judiciary on Sunday to "deal decisively" with perpetrators of unrest, as the Islamic Republic struggles to suppress the biggest show of dissent in years.

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Soldier Shoots Dead 1 Comrade, 3 Police in Southern Iran

A soldier shot to death three policemen and a fellow soldier at a roadside police station in southern Iran on Sunday, the semiofficial Tasnim news agency reported. The violence took place near the town of Bampour, about 1,260 kilometers, (780 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran in the restive Sistan…

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Iran’s embattled currency plunges to historic lows amid protests

Rial hits a new all-time low amid ongoing protests and a lack of progress on the revival of the nuclear deal.

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G7 Denounces ‘Brutal’ Iran Protest Crackdown

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations condemned on Friday Tehran’s response to a wave of protests in Iran sparked by the death of young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini. They threatened the Iranian regime to continue to use all available diplomatic measures to hold the authorities accountable,…

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Raisi Condemns Biden's Pledge to 'Liberate Iran' as Protests Enter 8th Week

The anti-regime protests in Iran entered their eighth week amid division in the streets, as authorities organized annual rallies on the 43rd anniversary of the storming of the US embassy. President Ebrahim Raisi said on Friday that Iran was "freed" from the US "clutches 43 years ago," in response to…

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How the Iranian regime is intimidating and surveilling its former citizens in Australia

For Iranian dissidents, protesting against the country can mean violence and intimidation.

The Guardian - UK

Dozens arrested as Iranian security forces attack university campuses

Detained students could face death penalty, human rights groups report, with at least 277 people killed as protests enter eighth week

The Conversation

Iran: hijab protests reflect society-wide anger at regime which trashes rule of law and human rights

The death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran’s morality police in September for not wearing the hijab properly was a fracturing point, prompting Iranian women to come on to the streets en masse to protest the regime’s violence and injustice.

The Independent UK

‘Death to the dictator’: Dozens killed as Iran’s southeast erupts in political violence

Rights activist says dead and wounded in ethnic Baluch cities of the country

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Memorials of Killed Protesters Restore Momentum to Iran Demonstrations

Skirmishes between protesters and security forces renewed in Iran against the backdrop of a second phase of demonstrations shaking the country since the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who died in police custody. On the eve of the end of the seventh week of unrest, Chehellom memorials…

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