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Iranian Cleric Calls for Tough Crackdown against Protests

Iran's judiciary should take tough measures against protesters and anyone who thinks the country's rulers will fall is dreaming, a senior cleric said on Friday. The country has been gripped by demonstrations that erupted after the death in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini last month. "The judiciary should deal…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Almost 12,500 people arrested in Iran protest crackdown, says rights group

Families struggle to contact relatives as opposition calls for movement to focus on plight of thousands in jail

The Guardian - UK

As Iran Faces Pressure, Kurds Start Unifying

For Kurdish Iranian Hawreh Haddadi, the brutality of the Iranian regime is nothing new.

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Can the Iran Protests Do Better Than Uprisings of the Past?

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Reason

Iran protests: democracies have ‘moral obligation’ to help, Canada foreign minister says

Mélanie Joly tells meeting of female foreign ministers that they must help ‘amplify the voices of women in Iran’

The Guardian - US

White House says Iran helping Russia ‘on the ground’ in Crimea

Washington accuses Tehran of training Russian military on Iranian-made drones used in recent deadly attacks in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

World’s Female Foreign Ministers Meet to Back Iranians

Canada's foreign minister vowed to support "the incredibly brave women of Iran" as she hosted a virtual meeting with her female counterparts around the world to discuss the crackdown against protesters in Iran. "No longer will they tolerate the regime’s vision of the role of women in society or how…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Iran Schoolgirl Dies after Beating by Security Forces

A 15-year-old Iranian girl died last week after being beaten during a raid by the security forces on her school, a teachers' union said, urging the authorities to stop killing "innocent" protesters. Asra Panahi died on October 13, after "plainclothes officers attacked" Shahed High School in the northwestern city of…

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World's female foreign ministers meet to back Iranians

Reuters

‘How do we defend this?’: Pious conservatives speak out against Iran regime

In chatrooms and in interviews, those who previously backed Tehran’s rulers are speaking out with disgust and anger

The Independent UK

Analysis: Iran pushes militarily abroad amid unrest at home

As protests rage at home, Iran’s theocratic government is flexing its military muscle abroad

The Independent UK

Analysis-Beyond cutting hair and rhetoric, little West can do to change Iran’s trajectory

Western actors and officials have cut their hair on camera to dramatize their support for Iranian women whose protests have rocked the Islamic Republic since a 22-year-old woman died in the custody of Iran's morality police over a month ago.

Reuters

Iran boxer in exile says street protests 'not a good strategy' as climber returns home

Street protests are not a good strategy for opposing Iran's government, an Iranian female boxer in exile said after climber Elnaz Rekabi - who caused controversy by competing in an international contest without a headscarf - returned home to cheering supporters.

Reuters

Meghan Markle shows support for women of Iran with T-shirt: ‘Women, Life, Freedom’

Protests have erupted across Iran following the death Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody mid-September

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Canada: World's Female Foreign Ministers to Meet on Iran

The world's female foreign ministers will discuss ongoing protests in Iran during a virtual meeting this week hosted by Canada, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly said in a statement on Wednesday. Joly and her counterparts will meet on Thursday amid unrest ignited by Iranian Mahsa Amini's death last…

The Conversation

How women put hair to the fore in fight for equal rights

Cutting your hair or letting it grow, dyeing it or showing off they grey, sporting a mane or covering it. These are everyday acts with which millions of women claim their identities, try to fit in, fight for their rights or abide by regulations in which, all too often, they…

Liverpool Echo

Iran protest marches 'show we feel their pain and we are here'

Protesters are holding regular marches to highlight issues including the death of Mahsa Amini

Reuters

World's female foreign ministers to meet on Iran, Canada says

Many of the world's female foreign ministers will discuss the "brutal" crackdown against protesters in Iran during a virtual meeting this week hosted by Canada, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said in a statement on Wednesday.

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Elnaz Rekabi: Fans cheer, clap as climber returns to Iran

Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi, who caused controversy by competing in an international contest without a headscarf, has returned to Iran to cheering supporters, reiterating in comments to state media she had climbed without a hijab unintentionally.

Evening Standard

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex makes statement in show of support for Iran protesters

The Duchess of Sussex stood in solidarity with women across Iran who have been protesting gendered oppression following the death of Mahsa Amini

Evening Standard

Iranian embassy road in London ‘should be renamed Mahsa Amini Street’

Campaigners have called for the road the Iranian Embassy sits on in London to be renamed in memory of Mahsa Amini - the 22 year old woman whose killing sparked mass protests.

Evening Standard

Iran: Supporters gather at Tehran airport as Elnaz Rakabi returns home

Iranian competitive climber Elnaz Rekabi returned to Tehran early Wednesday, after competing in South Korea without wearing a mandatory headscarf required of female athletes from the Islamic Republic.Rekabi's decision not to wear the hijab while competing Sunday comes as protests sparked by the Sept. 16 death in custody of a…

Daily Mirror

Meghan Markle sends hidden message of support to Iran with her choice of T-shirt

At an event for Women@Spotify, the Duchess of Sussex wore a T-shirt carrying a message in support of ongoing protests in Iran following the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN: 23 Children Killed, 90 Journalists, Lawyers, Artists Arrested In Iran Protests

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Ravina Shamdasani revealed on Tuesday that 23 children have been killed in Iran’s ongoing mass protests. This comes as Switzerland is considering whether to adopt the strengthened EU sanctions against Iran following Tehran’s crackdown against demonstrators outraged by the death of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian Climber Goes Missing after Competing without Headscarf

The fate of Elnaz Rekabi, an Iranian sport climber who competed at the Asian Championships without a headscarf last Sunday, remains the concern of many since she disappeared two days after participating in the tournament in South Korea. Tehran later said Rekabi was on her way to return to Iran…

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