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Zahedan's 'Bloody Friday': Reconstructing a massacre in Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan province

Iranian security forces opened fire after Friday prayers in the southeastern city of Zahedan on September 30, killing at least 66 people, in what is the bloodiest day of the country's recent wave of protests so far. People are calling the massacre Zahedan's "Bloody Friday" after tensions rose to a…

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Iran protests: What happened on Zahedan's 'Bloody Friday'?

Paris (AFP) - Iranian security forces have massacred over 80 people in the southeastern city of Zahedan in Sistan-Baluchestan province, in a crackdown on protests that erupted as Iran is convulsed by nationwide demonstrations, rights activists charge.

AFP

Iran’s Sunni Leader Accuses Regime Snipers of Shooting at Demonstrators

Abdolhamid Ismaeelzahi, Iran's Sunni leader, accused security forces of targeting demonstrators by deploying snipers to rallies in Zahedan city. In an Instagram message, he said “special Revolutionary Guard forces have fired at youth and teenagers on Friday.” “Government forces responded by firing live bullets at young men who threw stones…

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Protesters Rally across Iran in Third Week of Unrest over Amini’s Death

Protesters rallied across Iran on Saturday and strikes were reported throughout the country's Kurdish region, as demonstrations against the death of a woman in police custody entered their third week. The protests, sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old from Iranian Kurdistan, have spiraled into the biggest show…

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Protesters rally across Iran in third week of unrest over Amini's death

Protesters rallied across Iran and strikes were reported throughout the country's Kurdish region on Saturday as demonstrations ignited by the death of a woman in police custody entered their third week.

Reuters

Protests enter 15th day in Iran amid lingering internet curbs

Protests were recorded across several cities on Saturday, with Iranians abroad also organising demonstrations.

Al Jazeera

Iran Guards Commander Killed in Baluchistan Clashes

A senior commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards was killed during clashes in the southeastern province of Baluchistan on Friday, an incident that further deepened the Iranian internal crisis in the third week of the outbreak of the “women’s uprising.” The regional governor told the state television that the violence…

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Iran arrests Europeans accused of role in protests, 19 killed during attack on police station

Iran arrests nine European nationals, blaming "foreign enemies" for protests sweeping the country after the death of a woman while in the custody of morality police.

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Taliban, Tehran to Launch Talks to Contain Border Tensions

ran and the Taliban agreed on Tuesday to hold talks soon to contain border tensions, while the Iranian National Security Council denied reports of sending tanks and armored vehicles to borders. A state of alert was raised by the Taliban and Iran against the backdrop of skirmishes that took place…

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IRGC Commander Survives Assassination Attempt in Sistan-Baluchestan

Gunmen have attacked the car of a senior commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), killing one of his bodyguards, according to state media. Saturday’s report identified the dead man as Mahmoud Absalan, the bodyguard of Brigadier-General Hossein al-Massi, who survived the ambush in Sistan-Baluchestan province. Absalan is the son…

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Iran Revolutionary Guards General Unhurt after Car Shot at

Gunmen opened fire on a car carrying a senior Revolutionary Guards commander in restive southeastern Iran early on Saturday, killing a bodyguard, Iranian state media reported. Brigadier General Hossein Almassi, a Guards commander in Sistan-Baluchistan province, was unhurt after the attack and the attackers were arrested, the official news agency…

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