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The Latest Breaking News from Mahsa Amini

Tragedy off the coast of Lebanon, and protests in Iran

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Al Jazeera

Iranian women have been rebelling against restrictions since the Islamic Revolution in 1979 – with renewed hope that protests this time will end differently

Shouts of “death to the dictator” and “woman, life, freedom” are reverberating throughout the streets of Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, while in custody of the “morality police” in Tehran.

The Conversation

Iran summons French charge d'affaires in Tehran

Iran summoned the chargé d'affaires of the French embassy in Tehran over France's stance on the unrest that has gripped Iran over the past two weeks over the death of Mahsa Amini, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported on Thursday.

Reuters

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Mahsa Amini protests: Angelina Jolie calls for ‘freedom’ for Iranian women

‘“To the women of Iran, we see you,’ wrote the ‘Eternals’ star

The Independent UK

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe cut her hair in solidarity with protesters in Iran

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has filmed herself cutting her hair in solidarity with protesters in Iran after the death of Mahsa Amini. Protests are continuing after 22-year-old Ms Amini died in police custody after allegedly breaching rules that require women to cover their hair with a hijab. British-Iranian Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who spent…

Evening Standard

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe cuts hair in solidarity with Iran protests after Mahsa Amini death

Demonstrations across Iran have led to dozens of deaths after Masha Amini died

Evening Standard

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: British-Iranian national who spent six years in jail in Iran cuts her hair in protest

‘For my mother, for my daughter, for the fears that are bigger than solitary confinement’

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For Rowan University president, the protests in Iran are personal

What wells inside him as he watches riot police move against protesters in Iran, said Ali Houshmand, is anger.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Commentary: Are protests over Mahsa Amini’s death by Iran’s morality police a turning point?

Mahsa Amini. Could this be the one? Could hers be the name that leads to seismic change?

Chicago Tribune

India’s catch-22 dilemma on relations with Iran

Iran is vital for India’s energy security and connectivity plans — but New Delhi is in a bind on how to balance its cooperation with Tehran with its other bilateral ties

The Hindu

UN Sec-Gen 'Closely' Following Developments in Iran

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his growing concern about reports of casualties related to the protests in Iran, calling on the authorities to respect human rights, including freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, and association. Guterres said in a statement issued Tuesday that he was "closely following" the ongoing protests…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran President Slams 'Chaos' after Amini's Death

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday said that the death of a young woman in custody had "saddened" everyone in Iran, but warned that "chaos" would not be accepted amid spreading violent protests over Mahsa Amini's death. Amini's death two weeks ago has sparked anti-government protests across Iran, with protesters…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Thursday briefing: Tehran faces a season of dissent - and the Bank of England acts in the UK

In today’s newsletter: Extraordinary protests have lit up Iran after a Kurdish woman died in police custody. Chowra Makaremi walks us through what it all means – and if this could be how the country’s theocracy ends

The Guardian - UK

Australia to support Iran inquiry: Wong

Australia will support a prompt investigation into the death in custody of a young Iranian woman, the foreign minister says.

AAP

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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe cuts her hair in protest over death of Mahsa Amini

British-Iranian national who spent six years in jail in Iran acts in support of protests after woman loses life during headscarf arrest

Reuters

Iran's Raisi says Mahsa Amini's death has 'saddened' everyone

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Wednesday that the death of a young woman in custody had "saddened" everyone in the Islamic Republic, but warned that "chaos" would not be accepted amid spreading violent protests over Mahsa Amini's death.

France 24

‘Who’s going to defend us?’: Iran protest movement wins wave of support in West

The Iranian protesters who have demonstrated across the country for 12 consecutive nights over the death of Mahsa Amini are keen to amplify their message in the West as international observers focus on the theocratic regime’s repression of women.

Manchester Evening News

Islamic centre imam calls for 'peace' after 'politically motivated' attack on mosque

Police have stepped up patrols around mosques and Islamic centres following the incident

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Iran launches airstrike against Kurdish group in northern Iraq

Deadly attack comes in response to KDPI support for ongoing protests over Mahsa Amini death in custody

The Conversation

Iran protests: majority of people reject compulsory hijab and an Islamic regime, surveys find

A young woman’s death in custody in Iran on September 16 has sparked nationwide protests. Mahsa Amini’s fatal injuries resulted from an arrest and beating by the country’s hijab police, which enforces the mandatory and “correct” way of wearing the hijab. The protesters have caught the world’s attention by chanting…

France 24

Death toll climbs in Iranian drone attack on Iraq’s Kurdish region

An Iranian drone bombing campaign targeting the bases of an Iranian-Kurdish opposition group in northern Iraq on Wednesday killed at least nine people and wounded 32 others, the Kurdish Regional Government’s Health Ministry said.

Radio France Internationale

Iran police vow to continue crackdown against Mahsa Amini protest movement

Despite international calls for restraint, Iran's police have warned that they will crush protests that erupted nearly two weeks ago following the death of Mahsa Amini after she was arrested for allegedly breaching the rules obliging women to wear headscarves.

Evening Standard

Iranian journalist arrested after breaking story of woman’s death at hands of police

A journalist who helped break the story of Mahsa Amini - who died after being arrested by Iran’s morality police for “unsuitable attire” - is being held in solitary confinement.

Reuters

Iranian woman whose death led to mass protests was shy and avoided politics

The young Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, whose death in police custody triggered nationwide protests, was a shy, reserved resident of a small town who never challenged the country's clerical rulers or its Islamic dress code, sources close to the family said.

The Independent UK

Kurdish officials: Death toll climbs in Iranian drone attack

An Iranian drone bombing campaign targeting the bases of an Iranian-Kurdish opposition group in northern Iraq has killed at least nine people and wounded 32 others

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