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The Latest Breaking News from Mahsa Amini

Iran indicts dozens for inciting ‘riots’ amid persisting protests

Indictments come after the judiciary chief called for the fast-tracking of cases of those deemed ‘rioters’.

Al Jazeera · Oct 12, 2022

Women around the world are cutting their hair in solidarity with Iran protesters

Protests have broken out across Iran after Mahsa Amini, 22, was pronounced dead while in police custody for breaching the Islamic Republic's strict female dress code

Daily Mirror · Oct 12, 2022

More than 100 dead in Iran crackdown on Mahsa Amini protests, rights group says

At least 108 people have been killed in Iran's crackdown on more than three weeks of nationwide protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, said Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights.

France 24 · Oct 12, 2022

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IRGC Prepares for Ground Operations in Iraqi Kurdistan

Well-informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard is preparing to carry out ground operations in the Kurdistan region of Iraq to target the bases of Iranian Kurdish opposition parties, with the escalation of the protests that erupted last month following the death of Mahsa Amini. Human rights…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 12, 2022

Indian actor Elnaaz Norouzi strips in protest against Iran’s morality police

‘Every woman should have the power to decide over her own body!’

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

Iranian President Vows Vengeance Against 'Architects of Conspiracy'

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said his government would take revenge from "the architects of the conspiracy." The official IRNA news agency quoted Raisi as saying in a telephone conversation with the family of a deceased Basij officer that the responsible authorities are keen to take revenge from those responsible for…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 12, 2022

Commentary: Don’t underestimate the durability of autocracies

Russia and Iran have wildly different histories, cultures and demographics. But today, a similar aura is beginning to waft over both countries: anxiousness, bordering on restlessness.

Chicago Tribune · Oct 12, 2022

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Actress Priyanka Chopra’s Iran stand ‘selective outrage’: Critics

Top actress and UN goodwill ambassador accused of ‘hypocrisy’ for speaking out on Iran and being silent on India issues.

Al Jazeera · Oct 12, 2022

Iranian Journalist Who Broke News on Mahsa Amini Pays Heavy Price

Niloofar Hamedi, an Iranian journalist specializing in women's rights, got away with hard-hitting stories for years - until the day she took a photo of Mahsa Amini's parents hugging each other in a Tehran hospital where their daughter was lying in a coma. The photo, which Hamedi posted on Twitter…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 12, 2022

Iranian journalist who broke news on Mahsa Amini pays heavy price

Niloofar Hamedi, an Iranian journalist specialising in women's rights, got away with hard-hitting stories for years - until the day she took a photo of Mahsa Amini's parents hugging each other in a Tehran hospital where their daughter was lying in a coma.

Reuters · Oct 11, 2022

Foreign ministry confirms that Iran now holds five French citizens in custody

Five French citizens are currently being held in Iran, Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said on Tuesday, increasing by one the previous number confirmed by Paris.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 11, 2022

Artist Soheila Sokhanvari honours the untold stories of Iran’s feminist icons

As protests rage across Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, artists are posting images in support of freedom. In September, Iranians took to the streets after the 22-year-old died in police custody. She’d been arrested for not covering her hair properly. Despite the Iranian government's attempts to shut the…

France 24 · Oct 11, 2022

Iranian security forces intensify crackdown in Kurdistan

Reports of indiscriminate violence come as UK ambassador summoned by Tehran over sanctions

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2022

Councillor praised for speech against Iran's 'crimes against humanity'

Cllr Orod Osanlou has been vocal about rights for women

Liverpool Echo · Oct 11, 2022

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Reuters · Oct 11, 2022

Iran protests over woman's death persist despite crackdown

Clashes between protesters and security forces persisted across Iran on Tuesday, with social media videos showing tanks being transported to Kurdish areas, which have been a focal point of the crackdown on protests over Mahsa Amini's death in custody.

Reuters · Oct 11, 2022

Five French nationals are currently held in Iran - minister Colonna

There are now five French nationals being held in Iran, French Foreign Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna told French radio on Tuesday, after France last week said it was looking to verify if a fifth French national had been held during protests in Iran.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 11, 2022

Iran’s Crackdown on Protests Intensifies in Kurdish Region

Iran intensified its crackdown Tuesday on Kurdish areas in the country's west as protests sparked by the death of a 22-year-old woman detained by the morality police rage on, activists said. Riot police fired into at least one neighborhood in Sanandaj, the capital of Iran’s Kurdistan province, as Amnesty International…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 11, 2022

'Several' Inmates Dead in Iran Prison Riot

"Several" inmates died and others were injured during a prison riot in northern Iran, during which security forces used tear gas, a judicial official said on Monday. Sunday's riot in Rasht, provincial capital of Gilan, comes as a wave of unrest has rocked Iran since Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini,…

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Tribune News Service · Oct 10, 2022

Iranian oil workers join protests as UK sanctions security forces

Fresh violence erupted in a Kurdish city in western Iran and reports emerged of oil workers joining nationwide protests that have spread since the death of a 22-year-old woman last month in the custody of the nation’s so-called morality police.

Daily Mirror · Oct 10, 2022

Iranian army chief threatens US and says 'day will come when these scores are settled'

As massive protests continue to grip Iran following the brutal killing of Mahsa Amini, one Iran military chief blamed the US. Iranian Army Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi said the US is 'spreading despair

Daily Mirror · Oct 10, 2022

Anonymous artist turns Tehran fountains blood red in support of Mahsa Amini protesters

The red liquid in the fountains’ basins has been referred to as a protest artwork whose title roughly translates to 'Tehran sinking in blood'

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 10, 2022

Fame No Shield from ‘Frightening’ Iran Arrest Wave

An international footballer, an influential tech-blogger, a woman who was merely eating her breakfast without a headscarf. In Iran no-one who expresses dissent from the ruling theocratic system, including the famous, is safe from being caught in the dragnet of a crackdown that has seen hundreds arrested in more than…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 10, 2022

Iran Returns Star Footballer Daei’s Passport Seized over Protests

Authorities in Iran have returned the passport of Ali Daei, the country's football legend confirmed to AFP on Monday, after confiscating it for supporting protests over Mahsa Amini's death. Iran has been gripped by nationwide demonstrations since the 22-year-old Kurdish woman's death was announced on September 16, three days after…

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022

‘Prepare for back-breaking strikes’: Iran energy workers take action as protests against regime widen

Videos showed workers chanting ‘death to the dictator’

Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2022

Iran protests: Mahsa Amini’s family being sent death threats, says relative

Mahsa Amini died in police custody after being detained for alleged violations of the country's strict dress code

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