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Mahsa Amini's death is a 'tipping point', says U.S.-based Iranian journalist

Masih Alinejad, a U.S.-based Iranian journalist and women's rights activist, said the protests erupting in dozens of cities over the death of young Iranian woman Mahsa Amini in police custody is a "tipping point" for Iran.

Reuters

The Iranian Protests Were Not Made in the U.S.A.

The onerous sanctions regime carried out by the Trump and Biden administrations has done immeasurable harm in Iran.

Reason

Iran Soccer Team Covers National Emblem Amid Protests

The powerful display took place before Tuesday’s international friendly against Senegal.

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Tragic last video of young woman, 20, before she was shot six times in Iran protests

Hadis Najafi is just one of the many protesters who have taken to the streets to demand women's rights across Iran, after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini

Daily Mirror

Mahsa Amini protests: At least 76 killed by Iranian security forces, says rights group

At least 76 protesters are said to have been killed by Iranian security forces during 11 days of violence following the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody.

Evening Standard

‘We stand together’: Tom Odell reacts to ‘Another Love’ becoming viral protest song

The 2013 song has a resurgence in the UK charts, returning to number 17 after going viral on TikTok

The Independent UK

Police hunt 13 after protest erupts into violence outside Iranian Embassy

Police are hunting 13 people after at least five officers were seriously injured in clashes with protesters outside the Iranian embassy in central London on Sunday.

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Iran's Hijab Protests Are Part of a Long, Slow Revolution

Plus: A bevy of bad economic indicators, Italy elects right-wing populist Giorgia Meloni, and more...

Reason

Unrest across Iran continues under state's extreme gender apartheid

Unrest continues to erupt across Iran following the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman, who died after being arrested and reportedly beaten by Iran’s morality police.

The Conversation

Iranian lawmaker slams protesters; cleric appeals for calm

A hard-line Iranian lawmaker has slammed female protesters who have taken off mandatory headscarves as prostitutes, doubling down on the government stance amid the dramatic demonstrations following the death of a 22-year-old woman detained by the country’s morality police

The Independent UK

The protests won't lead to regime change, Iran's foreign minister tells NPR

As protests intensify in Iran over the arrest and death in custody of a 22-year-old woman, the country's top diplomat promises an investigation into what happened but downplays the demonstrations.

WEKU

Iran security forces clash with protesters over Amini's death

Iranian riot police and security forces clashed with demonstrators in dozens of cities on Tuesday, state media and social media said, as protests raged on over the death of young Iranian woman Mahsa Amini in police custody.

Reuters

Editorial: US needs to support Iranian protesters

In 2010, Mohamed Bouazizi, besieged by corrupt Tunisian officials who harassed and humiliated him as he tried to sell fruit from a street stand, set himself on fire in protest. His death shocked the conscience of not just Tunisia, but much of the broader Mideast, spurring the Arab Spring protest…

Tribune News Service

How the death of a Kurdish woman galvanised women all over Iran

At first, the killing of Mahsa Amini by the morality police triggered protests only among a minority – but anger with the regime soon spread

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Asharq Al-Awsat

US Supports Iran Protests, Lawmakers Condemn Biden for Lack of Action

US lawmakers had various reactions to the protests in Iran, ranging from strong support to direct criticism of the US administration's policy toward Tehran. Protests in Iran continued over the death of Mahsa Amini and statements of support from bipartisan lawmakers are pouring in. Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn showed her…

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Iran Steps Up Activist, Journalist Arrests in Protest Crackdown

Iran is stepping up arrests of activists and journalists in a crackdown against civil society as anti-regime protests rage nationwide, activists say. Twenty journalists have been imprisoned since the protests erupted earlier this month over the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, who had been arrested by the country's notorious morality…

The Conversation

3 ways these latest Iran demonstrations are different to past protests

Once again, Iran is in the midst of political upheaval and civil unrest. The latest protests, triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after her arrest by the morality police, follow several other protests that have occurred in Iran over recent years.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Canada to Impose Sanctions on Those Responsible for Iranian Woman’s Death

Canada will impose sanctions on those responsible for the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, including Iran's so-called morality police and its leadership, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday. "We've seen Iran disregarding human rights time and time again, now we see it with the death of…

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The Guardian - UK

Shutting down the internet is another brutal blow against women by the Iranian regime

Decades of activism led to mass protests against Mahsa Amini’s death. Free access to the web has to be a priority now, says digital transformation expert Azadeh Akbari

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool protesters unite to call for change in Iran

The death of Mahsa Amini has sparked international outcry

The Guardian - UK

Iran protests: at least 450 arrested in northern province

Amnesty says at least four children among those killed by state forces since start of protests over woman’s death in custody

The Independent UK

12 arrested after clashes outside Iranian Embassy in London

British police say 12 people have been arrested and at least five police officers were seriously injured after violent disorder broke out during protests outside the Iranian embassy in London

Reuters

In Syrian north, women protest over death of Iran's Amini

Hundreds of women protested in Kurdish-controlled northern Syria on Monday over the death of an Iranian Kurdish woman in the custody of Iran's morality police, with some cutting their hair and burning headscarves in an echo of demonstrations in Iran.

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Amid Protests, Iran Guards Strike Kurdish Groups in Iraq

Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Monday unleashed a wave of drone strikes and artillery, targeting what Tehran says are bases of Iranian Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq, a semiofficial news agency reported. It was the second such cross-border assault since the weekend, at a time when Iran is convulsing…

Evening Standard

Mahsa Amini ‘tortured’ before death in Iranian police custody, says family

Mahsa Amini’s cousin spoke about police violence as hundreds protested across London

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