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Iran Vows ‘No Leniency’ against Wave of Women-Led Protests

Iran's judiciary chief vowed no leniency Sunday against the wave of unrest that has rocked the country since the death of young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police. The warning from Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei came after nine nights of protests and street clashes, and it…

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This is the moment women burn headscarf and cut hair as Iran protests arrive in Bristol

"We had to come. We’re doing this here in the hope that it reaches everyone back there"

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Iran vows 'no leniency' against wave of women-led protests

Paris (AFP) - Iran's judiciary chief vowed no leniency Sunday against the wave of unrest that has rocked the country since the death of young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police.

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Iran vows 'decisive action' on wave of women-led protests

Paris (AFP) - Iran's ultra-conservative President Ebrahim Raisi has vowed "decisive action" against the wave of unrest that has rocked the country since the death of young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police.

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Iran's Main Reformist Party Urges End to Mandatory Dress Code

Iran's main reformist party called Saturday for an end to the mandatory dress code for women in force since 1983, after eight straight nights of protests. The Union of Islamic Iran People's Party also called for the winding down of the morality police charged with enforcing the code following the…

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Iran pledges ‘decisive action’ as Mahsa Amini protests continue

The warning comes as protesters return to the streets despite a crackdown in which at least 41 people were killed.

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Iran Guards launch artillery attack on militants in Iraqi Kurdistan

Iran's Revolutionary Guards launched an artillery attack on anti-Iranian militant bases in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq on Saturday, Iranian state television reported.

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Kurdish Protesters Rally in Erbil over Amini's Death in Iran

Dozens of Iraqi and Iranian Kurds rallied in Iraq's northern city of Erbil on Saturday over the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who died in the custody of Iranian police. Protestors carrying placards with Amini's photograph gathered outside the United Nations compound in Erbil chanting "Death to the…

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Kurdish protesters rally in Erbil over Mahsa Amini's death

Dozens of Iraqi and Iranian Kurds rallied in Iraq's northern city of Erbil on Saturday over the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who died in the custody of Iranian police.

Reuters

Amid protests, Iranians in Iraq tell of repression at home

Penjwen (Iraq) (AFP) - As deadly protests flare in Iran after the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, Iranians who have crossed into neighbouring Iraq's Kurdistan region for work speak of repression back home.

AFP

Iran president says death in custody of Mahsa Amini must be investigated

Ebrahim Raisi says he has contacted Kurdish woman’s family but laments western double standards on human rights

The Guardian - AU

Iran braces for counter rallies as protest deaths mount

Paris (AFP) - Internet access remained severely restricted in Iran ahead of counter rallies on Friday, after a week of protests over the death in police custody of Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini that have left at least 17 dead.

AFP

First Thing: Iran’s president says Mahsa Amini death must be investigated

Ebrahim Raisi says he has contacted family of Kurdish woman who died in custody, as outrage spreads across country. Plus, say goodbye to the ‘tiger mom’

The Guardian - UK

US slaps sanctions on Iran morality police, accusing unit of abusing women amid protests

Mahsa Amini, 22, died under the detention of the morality police three days after she was arrested for not covering her hair with the Islamic headscarf, which is mandatory for Iranian women

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Journalist cancels chat with Iran president after he insists she wear hijab in New York

CNN's Christiane Amanpour was reportedly asked to wear a headscarf for an interview taking place on US soil as civil unrest continues in Tehran following the death of a woman after being arrested by morality police

France 24

Iran protests: Fury at morality police sparks women's rights movement

There's been no let-up in Iran's biggest protests since 2019, which have seen unprecedented footage of public burnings of the hijab. Despite disruptions to the internet, popular unrest has flared for a sixth day across the country over the death in custody of Mahsa Amini. The 22-year old Kurdish woman…

AFP

Death toll mounts in Iran protests as online services cut

Paris (AFP) - At least 17 people have been killed as popular unrest flared Thursday across Iran over the death in custody of Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, local media reported, as online services were cut in a security crackdown.

AFP

Death toll from Iran unrest climbs to 17 as internet restricted

Paris (AFP) - The official death toll from Iran's wave of popular unrest shot up Thursday to at least 17 as popular anger has flared over the death in custody of the young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini.

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Protests over Mahsa Amini's death spread in Iran, authorities issue warning as death toll from clashes with police grows

Protests over the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, who had been arrested for wearing "unsuitable attire", spread to over 80 Iranian cities.

Daily Mirror

Protesters send police fleeing amid streets fires as riots enter sixth day

Mahsa Amini, 22, died in custody after being arrested for not wearing her hijab correctly - sparking days of deadly riots across Iran with police reportedly open firing on protesters

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Internet restricted in Iran as officials work to crack down on spreading protests

Internet access is being restricted in Iran as violent protests sparked by the death of a woman in police custody spread across the country.

Reuters

Kurds fear 'everything will change' if Syria, Turkey reconcile

A decade into their experiment in self-rule, Syria's Kurds fear an apparent rapprochement between Damascus and their foe the Turkish government could cost them their hard-won way of life.

Reuters

Factbox-Death of woman in police custody puts plight of Iran's Kurds in focus

The death of young Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in police custody in the Iranian capital Tehran has ignited nationwide anger and cast light on the status of her ethnic community.

Asharq Al-Awsat

At Least 22 Arrested as Tehran Governor Accuses Protesters of Attacks

The governor of Tehran has accused protesters of attacking police and destroying public property during demonstrations ignited by the death of a young woman while in the custody of Iran's morality police. Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old from Iran's Kurdistan province, fell into a coma and died following her arrest in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Extension of Iraqi PM’s Term Sparks Dispute within Coordination Framework

The extension of the term of Iraqi caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has sparked a sharp dispute within the Shiite pro-Iran Coordination Framework, revealed Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish sources. Head of the Sadrist movement, Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr supports the extension, while powers close to Iran are seeking to thwart…

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