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Iran is an ever more 'relevant' problem, nuclear watchdog chief says

Iran is a problem that is ever more "relevant", the U.N. nuclear watchdog's chief, Rafael Grossi, said on Friday, in an apparent reference to the growing number of advanced centrifuges the Islamic Republic is using to enrich uranium.

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Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran: ‘Women in Iran have discovered their power and decided to use it’

The demonstrations across Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, arrested for failing to wear her hijab correctly, are a turning point, no matter the outcome

The Guardian - UK

Gunmen open fire at shrine and crowd of Iranian mourners killing at least 15

It is unclear who was behind the attacks, with many conflicting reports but the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency claimed that the attackers acted like “takfiri terrorists” in Shiraz, Iran

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Tens of thousands march in Berlin in support of Iran protests

Tens of thousands of people marched in Berlin on Saturday in a show of support for protesters in Iran where unrest ignited by Mahsa Amini's death in police custody entered a sixth week despite a deadly state crackdown.

Reuters

Analysis-Beyond cutting hair and rhetoric, little West can do to change Iran’s trajectory

Western actors and officials have cut their hair on camera to dramatize their support for Iranian women whose protests have rocked the Islamic Republic since a 22-year-old woman died in the custody of Iran's morality police over a month ago.

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Climber Who Competed Without Her Hijab Apologizes as Protests Continue To Rock Iran

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Reason

Iran: Supporters gather at Tehran airport as Elnaz Rakabi returns home

Iranian competitive climber Elnaz Rekabi returned to Tehran early Wednesday, after competing in South Korea without wearing a mandatory headscarf required of female athletes from the Islamic Republic.Rekabi's decision not to wear the hijab while competing Sunday comes as protests sparked by the Sept. 16 death in custody of a…

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Fire, gunshots at Tehran jail holding political prisoners, dual nationals

A fire broke out on Saturday in Tehran's Evin prison, where many of Iran's political and dual-national detainees are held, and witnesses reported hearing gunfire.

Reuters

Events in Iran since Mahsa Amini's arrest and death in custody

Iran's clerical rulers have faced the biggest protests in years since Mahsa Amini died last month in the custody of the morality police who enforce the Islamic Republic's strict dress code.

Reuters

Protests in Iran are a reminder: Stop policing what women want — or don’t want — to wear

Since Mahsa Amini’s violent death, protests have broken out against the Islamic Republic’s regime and its mandatory hijab laws. On the flip side, Muslim women elsewhere have been and are fighting for their right to cover their hair.

Chicago Sun-Times

Khamenei likens Iran to 'mighty tree' that cannot be uprooted by protesters

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in comments responding to violent protests sweeping the nation for a fourth week, compared the Islamic Republic on Friday to a seedling that had grown into "a mighty tree" that could not be destroyed.

Reuters

Iranian Women Demand Political Change amid Decades-long Grievances

Like millions of other Iranian women, retired teacher Somayyeh has been repressed by the country's hardline Islamic laws for decades but was too frightened to stand up to ruling clerics - until Mahsa Amini's death in morality police custody last month. “Women have been at the forefront of protests that…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Not 'powerless victims': how young Iranian women have long led a quiet revolution

The “Women, Life, Freedom” movement that has taken hold in Iran in recent weeks is not new. Young Iranian women have been involved in small but consistent evolutionary actions during the entire 44 years of the Islamic Republic of Iran, particularly in the past two decades.

The Conversation

EXPLAINER: Who is leading the crackdown on Iran's protests?

They show up at the first signs of protest in Iran — men in black, riding motorcycles, often wielding guns or batons

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Iran calls on foreign visitors to respect law as protests persist

Foreign visitors to Iran should respect the Islamic Republic's laws, its foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday, as protests continue over a woman's death in police custody that Tehran has blamed on "foreign enemies".

The Independent UK

Dutch rally to support Iranian protests over woman's death

Thousands of chanting, singing people have held a solidarity demonstration in The Netherlands in support of protesters in Iran who have taken to the streets since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini following her arrest for allegedly violating the Islamic Republic’s strict dress code

Los Angeles Times

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.

The Conversation

Iranian women burning their hijabs are striking at the Islamic Republic's brand

“Women, life, liberty.” These words are ringing out on the the streets of every city in Iran, as women come out to tell the repressive enforcers of the Islamic Republic that they have had enough.

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Events in Iran since Mahsa Amini's arrest and death in custody

Iran's clerical rulers have faced the biggest protests in years since 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died last month while in the custody of the morality police who enforce the Islamic Republic's strict dress code.

Tribune News Service

Bobby Ghosh: Iran’s ruler faces a formidable new foe — schoolgirls

A week ago, I worried that the anti-regime demonstrations in Iran might falter if the mostly young protesters didn’t get some help from grown-ups — like the trade unions, say, or the so-called moderate elements within the theocratic state. I reckoned it would take the participation of groups of that…

Bangkok Post

Iran rocked by protests; world watches politely

Massive and spreading protests have rocked Iran in the wake of widening social discontent following the death of a woman Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody. Her crime? Not wearing the obligatory headscarf properly. Demonstrations across the country have jolted the Islamic Republic to its core as thousands of…

Reuters

Oman thanks Tehran for 'handing over' Iranian-American Namazi to Muscat, Iran says

Oman on Tuesday thanked Iran for “handing over” U.S. citizen Baquer Namazi, the Iranian foreign ministry said on its website, but it was unclear whether the Iranian American had left the Islamic Republic or when he might do so.

Reuters

Iran's Raisi says Mahsa Amini's death has 'saddened' everyone

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Wednesday that the death of a young woman in custody had "saddened" everyone in the Islamic Republic, but warned that "chaos" would not be accepted amid spreading violent protests over Mahsa Amini's death.

The Conversation

Iran protests: majority of people reject compulsory hijab and an Islamic regime, surveys find

A young woman’s death in custody in Iran on September 16 has sparked nationwide protests. Mahsa Amini’s fatal injuries resulted from an arrest and beating by the country’s hijab police, which enforces the mandatory and “correct” way of wearing the hijab. The protesters have caught the world’s attention by chanting…

The Independent UK

Iran's anti-veil protests draw on long history of resistance

Activists say Iran's current wave of protests are different from previous unrest

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