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2 dead, 10 injured in Iranian missile attack on Iraqi Kurdistan
Baghdad: At least two people were killed and 10 injured in a series of Iranian missile strikes that targeted, on Monday, the headquarters of the Iranian Kurdish party in the Koysanjak district of Erbil…
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Iranian court issues first death sentence over anti-hijab protests
Tehran: As Iran enters its ninth week of public unrest following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, an Iranian court on Sunday issued the first death sentence to a protester over participation…
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UK summons Iranian diplomat over threats to journalists
Britain’s Foreign Secretary James Cleverly summoned Iran’s top diplomat in London after a series of “serious threats against journalists” living in the UK, after weeks of anti-regime protests. “I summoned the Iranian…
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Iran anti-hijab protests: Protestors knock turbans off clerics’ heads
Tehran: As protests over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini continue in Iran, several videos of Iranians knocking clerics’ turbans off their heads have recently gone viral on social media. Throwing clerics’…
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At least 326 people killed in Iran protests which erupted two months ago
Oslo: Iranian security forces have killed at least 326 people since nationwide protests erupted two months ago, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights NGO (IHRNGO) group has claimed, media report said. That figure…
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Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti posts picture without headscarf in solidarity with protestors
Tehran: Taraneh Alidoosti, one of Iran’s most prominent actresses, posted a picture of herself on Instagram without headscarf to express her support for anti-government rallies across the country. Alidoosti’s move comes in…
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Iran accuses the West of teaching protestors to make weapons, Molotov cocktails
Tehran: With the wave of anti-government protests sweeping Iran, the Iranian Foreign Minister accused a number of Western countries of spreading violence in Iran, by teaching protesters to make weapons and Molotov cocktails,…
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Iran issues death threats to UK-based journalists
London: Two British-Iranian journalists for the UK-based Persian TV channel ‘Iran International’ have been warned of a possible risk to their lives, a UK law enforcement source has confirmed, according to a…
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Iran’s Jamie Oliver, 19-yr-old chef beaten to death amid hijab protests
Tehran: A 19-year-old Iranian celebrity chef Mehrshad Shahidi, also known as ‘Jamie Oliver of Iran’, was beaten to death during an ongoing hijab protest in Iran over the death of 22-year-old Iranian-Kurdish…
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Iran: 300 journalists condemn arrest of women jailed for reporting on Amini
Tehran: More than 300 Iranian journalists on Sunday demanded the release of two female colleagues imprisoned for their coverage of the death of the 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody, local media reported. They…
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Iran: Spanish football fan arrested while walking to Qatar for FIFA
A spanish traveller and football fan, Santiago Sanchez Cogedor, who set out to walk from Madrid to Qatar to watch the FIFA World Cup 2022, has been allegedly arrested in Iran. 41-year-old…
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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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Unprecedented protests in at least 30 cities in Iran
Tehran: Iran on Wednesday saw one of the biggest nights of protests since anti-government demonstrations erupted six weeks ago, media reported. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in all…
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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…
