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'War Against Women': Iran Ramps Up Crackdown As Regional Tensions Rage

Executions of convicts, arrests of dissidents and a resurgence in patrols enforcing the obligatory wearing of hijabs: Iran is stepping up repression at home as tensions flare with its arch-foe Israel, activists say.

International Business Times · Apr 21, 2024

Inside the Iranian Uprising review – an unforgettable memorial to teens who died for freedom

This moving documentary uses smartphone footage to show the astonishing bravery of young protesters who gave their lives fighting a brutal regime. It’s unspeakably powerful

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2023

Report: Iran’s Government Accesses Social Media Accounts of Detainees

As protests spread in Iran, some worry the government is using technology to access mobile applications to surveil and suppress dissent, CNN reported. “They told me ‘Do you think you can get out of here alive? We will execute you. Your sentence is death penalty. We have evidence, we are…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 19, 2022

Friday briefing: Iran’s fierce protests are in their third week – with no sign of slowing down

In today’s newsletter: demonstrations after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini show no sign of abating. We examine three paths Iran could take

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2022

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

Mother of dead Iranian schoolgirl accuses authorities of murder

Nika Shahkarami, 16, disappeared on her way to anti-hijab protests sparked by death of Mahsa Amini

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2022