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Defiant Iranians rally against 'brutal' crackdown
AFP, Published on 28/10/2022
» Iranians took to the streets around the country for a second successive night to protest against the killings of youths in a widely documented crackdown on demonstrations sparked by Mahsa Amini's death.
Iran president says Amini 'riots' pave way for attacks
AFP, Published on 27/10/2022
» PARIS - Iran's president on Thursday claimed "riots" sparked by Mahsa Amini's death paved the way for "terrorist" attacks, a day after a gunman killed at least 15 people at a Muslim shrine.
Fifteen dead in Iran attack on Shiite shrine
AFP, Published on 27/10/2022
» TEHRAN - At least 15 people were killed Wednesday in an attack on a key Shiite Muslim shrine in southern Iran, state media said, with the Islamic State group claiming the assault.
Iran mourners flock to Mahsa Amini grave despite crackdown
AFP, Published on 26/10/2022
» PARIS: Iranian mourners gathered Wednesday at the grave of Mahsa Amini to mark 40 days since her death, defying heightened security measures as part of a bloody crackdown on women-led protests.
Iran tensions rise in protests ahead of Mahsa Amini ceremony
AFP, Published on 26/10/2022
» PARIS: Iranian students protested Tuesday at multiple universities, defying a bloody crackdown as tensions mount on the eve of planned ceremonies marking 40 days since Mahsa Amini's death.
Iran tensions mount as students protest ahead of Mahsa Amini ceremony
AFP, Published on 25/10/2022
» PARIS - Iranian students protested Tuesday at multiple universities, defying a bloody crackdown as tensions mount on the eve of planned ceremonies marking 40 days since Mahsa Amini's death.
Iranians strike as Mahsa Amini protests enter sixth week
AFP, Published on 23/10/2022
» PARIS - Shopkeepers and factory workers went on strike in Iran on Saturday as women-led nationwide protests sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini entered a sixth week, activists said.
The bold tactics that have kept Iran protests going
AFP, Published on 20/10/2022
» NICOSIA - Flashmob-style protests, images beamed onto tower blocks, water fountains dyed blood-red: young Iranians armed with little more than their phones have adopted a slew of tactics to give demonstrations over Mahsa Amini's death staying power.
West pushes Russia at UN on Iranian drones in Ukraine
AFP, Published on 19/10/2022
» UNITED NATIONS, US: Western powers will raise alarm Wednesday at a UN Security Council session over Russia's attacks in Ukraine with purported Iranian drones, as the European Union prepared sanctions.
Crowd welcomes home Iranian climber who competed without hijab
AFP, Published on 19/10/2022
» TEHRAN - A cheering crowd welcomed home Iranian sports climber Elnaz Rekabi at a Tehran airport Wednesday, after she competed in South Korea without a hijab, media in the Islamic republic reported.