The Latest Breaking News from Mahsa Amini

Iranian police accused of murdering schoolgirl protester Nika Shahkarami and ordering her family to say she killed herself

Relatives of a girl who died during protests in Iran have accused authorities of murdering the 16-year-old and forcing them to make false confessions about her death.

ABC News · Oct 7, 2022

US issues more Iran sanctions over crackdown on protests

US targets top Iranian security officials for alleged role in ‘violent suppression’ of anti-government demonstrations.

Al Jazeera · Oct 6, 2022

U.S. announces new sanctions on Iran, even as it seeks a new nuclear deal

Thursday's announcement of new U.S. sanctions follows pressure from activists for the U.S. to support the protests, following the death of Mahsa Amini in custody of Iran's so-called morality police.

WEKU · Oct 6, 2022

EU Lawmakers Adopt Resolution to Sanction those Responsible for Amini’s Death in Iran

European Union lawmakers adopted a resolution Thursday calling for sanctions against those responsible for the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran’s morality police, and Tehran’s subsequent crackdown on anti-government protests. The resolution, adopted by a show of hands, urges the 27-nation bloc to sanction Iranian officials and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 6, 2022

Braced to crush unrest, Iran's rulers heed lessons of Shah's fall - analysts

Iran's clerical rulers will likely contain the country's eruption of unrest for now, and prospects of the imminent dawn of a new political order are slim if history is any guide, four analysts said.

Reuters · Oct 6, 2022

Stop trading with Iran says Anoosheh Ashoori’s daughter, as she cuts hair on TV

Thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets in protest at the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022

Iranian women at home and abroad cut their hair to protest Mahsa Amini's death

LOS ANGELES — Standing before her bathroom mirror, Elnaz Rahimpour fluffed her curly hair before braiding the tendrils into four pieces.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 6, 2022

Iran airs 'staged' confession video of French couple accused of spying

Iranian state television aired a video on Thursday in which two French citizens detained for "spying" in May are shown "confessing" to acting on behalf of a French security service. The video, which France's foreign ministry denounced as both "shameful" and "staged", was broadcast amid weeks of protest in Iran…

France 24 · Oct 6, 2022

Analysis: Iran protests persist, becoming threat for Tehran

Protests in Iran over the death of a 22-year-old woman detained by the country’s morality police have stretched into a third week

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022

Anoosheh Ashoori’s daughter cuts hair live on TV in support of Iran protesters

Thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets in protest at the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022