The Latest Breaking News from Mahsa Amini

Authorities in Iran forced to remove poster of women in hijabs after PR fiasco

Montage in Tehran taken down within 24 hours after prominent women and relatives denounce use of their photos

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2022

Canada Imposes New Iran Sanctions over Human Rights

Canada imposed new sanctions on Iran on Thursday in response to the government's human rights abuses and destabilizing actions, the foreign ministry said in a statement. The new sanctions list includes three entities and 17 people including longtime Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, the ministry said. Others include Amir Hatami,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 14, 2022

Iranian Women Demand Political Change amid Decades-long Grievances

Like millions of other Iranian women, retired teacher Somayyeh has been repressed by the country's hardline Islamic laws for decades but was too frightened to stand up to ruling clerics - until Mahsa Amini's death in morality police custody last month. “Women have been at the forefront of protests that…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 14, 2022

‘The future is bright’: Bono surprises old school in Dublin with a visit

The U2 frontman visited the secondary school in Dublin earlier this week to meet students and teachers

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022

‘It’s a revolution’: Iranian women in UK believe protests will bring freedom

Women who fled regime are working hard to expose abuses in Iran and say this time real change is possible

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2022

Iran intensifies crackdown on Kurdish areas as protests rage

Iranian security forces stepped up their crackdown on Kurdish regions of the country overnight, deploying militia troops, as authorities pursued their deadly suppression of nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death in police custody.

Reuters · Oct 13, 2022

Protests Continue to Rage in Iran Despite Authorities Crackdown

Nearing a month of demonstrations following the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman who died in the custody of the morality police, Iranians continued to step up anti-regime protests despite the brutal and oppressive crackdown by security authorities. On Wednesday, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei renewed his…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 13, 2022

Iran top judge orders harsh sentences for ‘main riot elements’

Iran has been rocked by weeks of protests following the death of Mahsa Amini in custody.

Al Jazeera · Oct 13, 2022

Iran's top judge orders harsh sentences for 'main elements of riots' as protests persist -ISNA

Iran's judiciary chief said on Thursday he had ordered judges to issue tough sentences for the "main elements of riots", sparked after the death of a young woman in custody last month, the Iranian semi-official Students News Agency (ISNA) reported.

Reuters · Oct 13, 2022

Protests Reach 19 Cities in Iran Despite Internet Disruption

Protests swept across at least 19 cities in Iran on Wednesday sparked by the death of a 22-year-old woman detained last month by the country’s morality police, even as security forces targeted demonstrators in the streets, activists said. The protests over the death of Mahsa Amini have become one of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 13, 2022