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Iran’s Guard warns protesters as more unrest roils country
Tehran: Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard issued a new warning on Saturday to antigovernment protesters, even as demonstrations continued in cities and university campuses across the country for the sixth straight week. Also…
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UN: Iran accused of withholding bodies of those killed in protests
Tehran: With dozens of deaths during the ongoing protests in Iran since September 16, against the background of the death of the 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, the authorities are still tightening the noose around the families…
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Iran protests: Clashes between protesters and police at Mahsa Amini’s grave
Clashes were reported on Wednesday between Iranian security forces and protesters in Mahsa Amini’s hometown, after crowds gathered near her grave marking the 40th day of her death while in police custody…
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Iran protests trigger solidarity rallies in US, Europe
Washington: Chanting crowds marched in the streets of Berlin, Washington DC and Los Angeles on Saturday in a show of international support for demonstrators facing a violent government crackdown in Iran, sparked…
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East Iran city, scene of bloody crackdown, sees new protests
Tehran: A southeastern city in Iran that was the scene of a bloody crackdown last month awoke to new destruction on Saturday, state TV showed, after tensions erupted the day before. Meanwhile,…
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Iran hijab row: Teachers call for 2-day strike to protest killing, detention of students
Tehran: Teachers’ union in Iran has called for a two-day strike, starting Sunday, October 23, to protest the killing and detention of students during the demonstrations taking place in the country, as a…
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US to continue imposing sanctions on Russian, Iranian arms trade: White House
Washington: The United States will continue to vigorously enforce sanctions on Russian and Iranian arms trade, the White House said, asserting that it will stand with the people of Ukraine for as…
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Iranian spokesman says Biden meddles in Iran’s state matters by supporting riots
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry has said that US President Joe Biden meddled in Iran’s “state matters” by supporting “riots” in the country, state media reported. “On Saturday, Biden interfered for the…
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Iran: Billboard depicting well-known hijab-clad women disappears
Tehran: A huge image of dozens of well-known Iranian women wearing headscarf disappeared from a billboard in Tehran on Friday, after it drew criticism amid protests over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa…
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Iran bans filmmaker from attending BFI London Film Festival
Tehran: Iranian filmmaker Mani Haghighi has been prevented from leaving Iran to attend the BFI London Film Festival, because of his support for the protests sparked by the death of the 22-year-old…
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Iran’s celebrities face arrest, travel bans for supporting protests
Tehran: Singers, actors, sports stars — the list goes on. Iranian celebrities have been startlingly public in their support for the massive anti-government protests shaking their country. And the ruling establishment is…
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Anti-hijab students sent to psychological centres: Iran minister
Tehran: Authorities in Iran have been reportedly holding school students who were arrested for anti-Hijab protests in ‘psychological centers’ to prevent them from becoming “antisocial characters,” the country’s education minister said on Tuesday. In an interview…
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Iran sees ‘major’ internet disruption amid renewed protests
Tehran: Iran suffered a “major disruption” in internet service Wednesday as calls for renewed protests again saw demonstrators on the streets weeks after the death of a 22-year-old woman who had been…
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Mahsa Amini’s family receives death threats from Iran govt, claims cousin
Tehran: The family of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Iranian woman who died while in the custody of the morality police said that they had received death threats and warnings not to participate…
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US imposes sanctions on 7 Iranian officials for ‘suppressing protests’
The United States on Thursday announced the imposition of economic sanctions on seven senior Iranian officials for playing a major role in the “violent suppression” of the demonstrations sparked by the death…
