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Cotillard, Binoche chop hair to support protesters in Iran

Oscar winners join other French screen and music stars in video backing the cause.

Chicago Sun-Times

No, this video doesn't show a father dancing at his daughter's funeral in Iran

Iran is facing unprecedented protests after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was arrested and died in police custody earlier this month. A video circulating online now claims to show a heartbreaking scene: a father, who had promised to dance at his daughter's wedding, dancing instead at her grave after she was also…

France 24

Women’s choice: a threat to Iranian state

Wearing a hijab or not wearing one should never be construed as a challenge to the state; rather it is a personal choice

The Hindu

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Biden juggles Iran nuke talks as Iranian repression grows

President Joe Biden has hit back at Iran over the government’s brutal crackdown on antigovernment protests and he's signaled that more sanctions may soon be announced

The Independent UK

‘Get Lost’: Iran Schoolgirls Lead Protests over Mahsa Amini Death

Iranian schoolgirls have come to the fore in protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, removing their hijabs and staging sporadic rallies in defiance of a lethal crackdown by the security forces. Amini, 22, was pronounced dead days after the notorious morality police detained the Iranian Kurd last month for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Dinard Festival of British cinema: 'Emily' takes home top prize

Film critic Lisa Nesselson tells us more about the 33rd edition of the Dinard Film Festival, in which all three prizes went to the same movie: "Emily", a new take on Emily Brontë. But first, we look at a video of leading French actresses cutting their hair in a show…

France 24

Iranian high schoolers join anti-regime protests as they return to school

The explosive protests that have spread around Iran have made their way into universities and even high schools following the start of the school year in October. Videos shared online show crowds of students protesting, many of them girls and young women. They have been filmed chanting slogans, marching through…

France 24

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Oscar winning actresses chop off chunks of their hair in support of Iran protesters

French film stars Marion Cotillard and Juliette Binoche were among those cutting off locks of their hair in a protest video

Wales Online

Watch: Swedish MEP Abir Al-Sahlani cuts hair during an EU parliament speech in solidarity with Iranian women

A Swedish member of the European Parliament lopped off her hair during a speech in the EU assembly in solidarity with anti-government demonstrations in Iran ignited by the death in morality police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. “Until Iran is free, our fury will be bigger than the oppressors. Until…

Evening Standard

French actors, including Marion Cotillard and Juliette Binoche, cut hair in solidarity with Iranian women

Jane Birkin and her daughter Charlotte Gainsbourg among those who took part

The Independent UK

Iran organises more counter-demonstrations as protests continue

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

Al Jazeera

French actresses cut hair in solidarity with protesting Iranian women

Leading French actresses including Juliette Binoche and Isabelle Huppert have cut locks of hair in public displays of protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, the young Iranian woman who died in police custody, and in solidarity with protesting Iranian women.

France 24

Are the protests in Iran just doomed to flare and then be crushed?

Regime is again using violence in crackdown, but leaderless movement of young women has left it unsure about how to respond

The Guardian - UK

‘For freedom’: French actors cut their hair in support of Iranian women

Celebrities including Juliette Binoche and Marion Cotillard stage protest after death of Mahsa Amini

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Swedish MEP Cuts Hair during Speech in Solidarity with Iranian Women

A Swedish member of the European Parliament lopped off her hair during a speech in the EU assembly in solidarity with anti-government demonstrations in Iran ignited by the death in morality police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. "Until Iran is free, our fury will be bigger than the oppressors. Until…

Reuters

Swedish MEP cuts hair during speech in solidarity with Iranian women

Reuters

French actresses cut hair in protest over Mahsa Amini's death

Leading French actresses including Juliette Binoche and Isabelle Huppert have cut locks of hair in protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, the young Iranian woman who died while in the custody of Iran's morality police.

Asharq Al-Awsat

French Actresses Cut Hair in Protest over Mahsa Amini’s Death

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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.

Reuters

Iranian police deploy at universities as unrest over Mahsa Amini's death churns on

Iranian security forces deployed at universities in several cities on Wednesday, witnesses said, stepping up efforts to quell more than two weeks of protests ignited by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of morality police.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Summons UK Envoy, Again, over Anti-crackdown Complaints

Iran summoned the British ambassador, again, for what it said were “provocative” statements made by London over Tehran’s crackdown on widespread protests, Iran’s state news reported on Wednesday. Iranian authorities summoned Simon Shercliff for the second time in less than 10 days and “strongly condemned the interventionist statements resorting to…

Reuters

Actress, activist Nazanin Boniadi speaks out after Mahsa Amini death, Iran protests

Iranian-born Hollywood actress and activist Nazanin Boniadi said more has to be done to protect the rights of women in Iran as security forces crack down on protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody.

Crikey

‘Women. Life. Freedom’: in Iran, young women lead the fight in the streets and online

While Iranian women boldly, bravely protest against oppression and violence in the streets, social media is taking their message worldwide.

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU to Target Iranian Officials with Travel Bans, Asset Freezes, Says France

France's foreign minister said on Tuesday that the European Union was looking to impose asset freezes and travel bans on a number of Iranian officials involved in the crackdown on protesters. "France's action at heart of EU ... (is) to target those responsible for the crackdown by holding them responsible…

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