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Why a scholar banished from Iran 15 years ago is hopeful about the current protests

Iranian American scholar Pardis Mahdavi was once arrested in Tehran for lecturing about Iran's sexual revolution. She wonders if the country's current wave of protests might result in regime change.

WEKU

US hits Iran with more sanctions over Mahsa Amini death

The U.S. has imposed more sanctions on Iranian government officials in response to the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini

The Independent UK

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

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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

Iran woman accuses state of killing daughter at Mahsa Amini protest

Paris (AFP) - The mother of an Iranian teen who died after joining protests over Mahsa Amini's death accused the authorities of murdering her, in a video sent Thursday to foreign-based opposition media.

AFP

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

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.

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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

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

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

'Bella Ciao', protest anthem the world loves to sing

Rome (AFP) - From Ukraine to Chile, protesters worldwide have long rallied to the stirring Italian anthem "Bella Ciao", now being sung by demonstrators in solidarity with women in Iran.

AFP

Borrell: EU FMs Will Discuss Additional Sanctions on Iran

The European Union is considering slapping additional sanctions on Iran, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Thursday, as rights groups say thousands have been arrested and hundreds injured in a crackdown by Iranian security forces. EU foreign ministers will discuss further sanctions on Iran at their next meeting,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U2 post in support of the Iran protests

The band posted an image of Mahsa Amini on their social media, alongside a famous poem about humanity

The Independent UK

Celebrities cutting off locks of their hair in solidarity with Iran's 'Feminist Revolution'

As Iran's "Feminist Revolution" enters a third week of street protests against the authoritarian Islamist regime, renowned screen and movie stars from around the world have begun to cut their hair in solidarity.

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Evening Standard

The heroic young women creating viral protests in Iran

How schoolgirls and students in Iran are finding a way to protest the murder of Mahsa Amini through videos that can be shared around the world

AFP

Iranian Kurd exiles in Iraq under fire as protests rage

Sulaimaniyah (Iraq) (AFP) - As protests flare across Iran over the death of young Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, the Kurdistan region of neighbouring Iraq has paid a price, coming under bombardment from the Islamic republic's forces.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cotillard, Binoche chop hair to support protesters in Iran

Oscar winners join other French screen and music stars in video backing the cause.

France 24

No, this video doesn't show a father dancing at his daughter's funeral in Iran

Iran is facing unprecedented protests after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was arrested and died in police custody earlier this month. A video circulating online now claims to show a heartbreaking scene: a father, who had promised to dance at his daughter's wedding, dancing instead at her grave after she was also…

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Alarm grows over teen's death as Iran denies protest link

Paris (AFP) - Concern grew on Wednesday over what caused the death of 16-year-old girl Nika Shahkarami who had joined the protests in Iran, even as the Iranian judiciary rejected accusations she had been killed by security forces.

The Hindu

Women’s choice: a threat to Iranian state

Wearing a hijab or not wearing one should never be construed as a challenge to the state; rather it is a personal choice

The Independent UK

Biden juggles Iran nuke talks as Iranian repression grows

President Joe Biden has hit back at Iran over the government’s brutal crackdown on antigovernment protests and he's signaled that more sanctions may soon be announced

AFP

Iran summons UK envoy over 'meddlesome' Amini comments

Tehran (AFP) - Iran said on Wednesday it had summoned British ambassador Simon Shercliff to hear a protest over "meddlesome statements" on the unrest sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini.

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Get Lost’: Iran Schoolgirls Lead Protests over Mahsa Amini Death

Iranian schoolgirls have come to the fore in protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, removing their hijabs and staging sporadic rallies in defiance of a lethal crackdown by the security forces. Amini, 22, was pronounced dead days after the notorious morality police detained the Iranian Kurd last month for…

France 24

Dinard Festival of British cinema: 'Emily' takes home top prize

Film critic Lisa Nesselson tells us more about the 33rd edition of the Dinard Film Festival, in which all three prizes went to the same movie: "Emily", a new take on Emily Brontë. But first, we look at a video of leading French actresses cutting their hair in a show…

France 24

Iranian high schoolers join anti-regime protests as they return to school

The explosive protests that have spread around Iran have made their way into universities and even high schools following the start of the school year in October. Videos shared online show crowds of students protesting, many of them girls and young women. They have been filmed chanting slogans, marching through…

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