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Teachers, athletes and students arrested in new Iran crackdown during US-Israel war

INDEPENDENT PERSIAN: Amirhossein Miresmaeili reports on an increase in security-related arrests in Iran during its conflict with the US and Israel

The Independent UK

Celebration or grief? Khamenei’s death brings contrasting emotions in Iran

Some publicly mourn leader’s demise but videos also show jubilant response after violent crackdown in January

The Guardian - UK

Mother of 16-year-old girl allegedly killed by Iran’s security forces arrested

Regime is punishing families of Woman, Life, Freedom protesters who died at hands of security forces, say activists

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‘I want to unleash rage’: Iranian exile Shirin Neshat on her film about veils, prison and rape

The artist is returning to the inflammatory approach that caused a storm in the 1990s – with a harrowing film about a woman the Iranian authorities try to crush (warning: images contain nudity)

The Guardian - UK

Iran uses arrests and intimidation to stop families commemorating protesters' deaths

Since September 16, Iranian authorities have been using arrests, death threats and direct attacks to prevent families from celebrating the anniversaries of the deaths of their loved ones killed during the "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests. The aim: to prevent these commemorations from giving rise to new anti-regime demonstrations throughout the…

France 24

French artist JR creates performance to support women in Iran

The French artist JR has presented his latest performance in New York – a powerful illustration of the struggle of women in Iran. The work shows the face of 16-year-old girl Nika Shakarami, who died during protests in September. Her hair is formed by volunteers. Iranians have been taking to…

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Iran Authorities Step up Crackdown on Protesters, UN Rapporteur Calls for Independent Probe

Iranian security forces have attacked demonstrators, killing and wounding people in Tehran and several other cities. The brutal crackdown on protests came as protesters continued to rally for the 41st day against the backdrop of popular rage over the death of Mahsa Amini while in police custody. Javaid Rehman, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Everyone knew their role’: How Iranians united on a night of dramatic protest against the regime

On Tehran’s Shariati Street, both sides geared up for battle in a confrontation that stretched into the night, as Borzou Daragahi reports

The Independent UK

How three Iranian women spurred mass protests against hardline regime

Huge bravery of Sepideh Rashno, Mahsa Amini and Nika Shakarami against state restrictions on women’s freedoms may be catalyst for change

The Guardian - UK

Iran protests keep pressure on Raisi as deaths reportedly rise

Protests against Iran’s leadership entered their fourth week with further reports on social media of violent crackdowns by police, with rights groups reporting the deaths of at least four people by security forces over the weekend.

Tribune News Service

Iran protests: ‘At least 185 people including 19 children’ killed during unrest

Online videos claim to show minors and pregnant women being beaten by gangs of riot police

The Independent UK

Iranian leaders hold meeting as protests enter fourth week

Iranian state television’s feed was hijacked for a few seconds in support of the protests in many cities on Saturday.

Al Jazeera

‘We want the clerics to get lost’: Iran’s schoolgirls emerge as powerful voices of dissent

Amid viral videos of Khamenei’s portraits being torn down in class, each death attributed to police brutality only stokes further waves of protest

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Mother says police beat daughter to death in Iranian protests

Tehran authorities ‘shaken to core’ as demonstrations grow and death toll mounts

Daily Mirror

Mother whose daughter died in Iran protests claims her injuries 'showed she was murdered'

Nika Shakarami, 16, went missing in Tehran after telling a friend she was being chased by police. Officials say she went into a building where eight construction workers were present and she was found dead in the yard outside the next morning, but her family disputes this version of events

Asharq Al-Awsat

Disputing Iran’s Version, Mom Says Teen Was Beaten to Death

The mother of a 16-year-old Iranian girl has disputed official claims that her daughter fell to her death from a high building, saying the teen was killed by blows to the head as part of the crackdown on anti-hijab protests roiling the country. Nasreen Shakarami also said authorities kept her…

The Guardian - UK

Another teenage girl dead at hands of Iran’s security forces, reports claim

Allegations that 16-year-old Sarina Esmailzadeh was beaten to death at a protest follow news of the similar death of 17-year-old Nika Shakarami

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The Independent UK

Teen's mother disputes Iran, says she died of blows to head

The mother of an Iranian teenager is disputing official claims that her daughter fell to her death from a high building

Evening Standard

Emily Sheffield: We can hope for the young women of Iran, but hope is not enough

Who can watch the stirring videos circulating worldwide of the extraordinarily brave young female protesters in Iran, some of them schoolgirls, without fearing for their safety? The most recent clip shows teenagers in their school taking off their headscarves and angrily chanting “Get lost” to a visiting member of the…

Reuters

Iran denies security forces killed 16-year-old, says she fell off roof-Iranian media

Iranian authorities have denied reports security forces killed a 16-year-old girl during protests ignited by the death of a woman in police custody, Iranian media reported on Friday, saying she committed suicide by falling off a roof.

The Guardian - UK

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

Al Jazeera

Iran organises more counter-demonstrations as protests continue

Many of the recently arrested protesters have been teenagers, according to a senior IRGC official.

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