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Iranian state media rejects claim regime is abolishing morality police in face of ongoing protests

Iran’s ‘guidance patrol’ has been far less active since mass demonstrations began in mid-September

The Independent UK

Protest-Hit Iran Abolishes Morality Police

Iran has scrapped its morality police after more than two months of protests triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini following her arrest for allegedly violating the country's strict female dress code, an official said Sunday. Women-led protests, labelled "riots" by the authorities, have swept Iran since the 22-year-old Iranian…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran suspends morality police that sparked massive protests

The operations of Iran’s “morality police” have effectively been suspended, a top official said, after months of widespread anti-government protests over the death of a young woman in its custody.

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Iran disbanding morality police

Many women in Iran view the disbanding as a tactic to calm uprisings and are wary of what's to come

Salon

Iran’s morality police disbanded after death of Mahsa Amini sparks revolution

Iran’s morality police have been reportedly shut down months after Mahsa Amini was killed in their custody having been detained for not wearing a headscarf.

Evening Standard

Iranian protesters call for three-day strike as pressure on regime builds

State media distance themselves from claim ‘morality police’ have been shut down after Mahsa Amini death

The Guardian - UK

Iran suspends morality police. What does it mean?

The Islamic guidance patrol may be gone for now after months of protests, but mandatory hijab is not.

Al Jazeera

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Iran Protesters Call For Three-Day Strike from Monday

Protesters in Iran called on Sunday a three-day strike this week as they seek to maintain pressure on authorities over the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, with protests planned on the day President Ebrahim Raisi is due to address students in Tehran. Raisi is expected to visit Tehran University…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran executes four people accused of spying for Mossad

Authorities say the accused had previous criminal records and tried to disrupt Iran’s security

The Independent UK

Iran locked into ‘vicious cycle’ over protests and arming Russia, says US

Washington focusing on protests and Tehran’s support of Russia in Ukraine rather than nuclear talks, envoy says

The Guardian - UK

Iran prosecutor general signals ‘morality police’ suspended

There has been no official police confirmation on the forces being taken off the streets.

Al Jazeera

Iran to review mandatory headscarf law following Mahsa Amini protests

Iran said it was reviewing a decades-old law that requires women to cover their heads, as the country struggles to quell more than two months of protests linked to the dress code.

Radio France Internationale

Iran abolishes 'morality police' after months of protests over young woman's death

Iran's morality police which was attached to Iranian law enforcement has been scrapped following months of protest over their brutal role

Daily Mirror

Iran executes four men convicted of cooperating with Israel, state media report

Iran on Sunday executed four men convicted of cooperating with Israel's spy agency Mossad, Iranian state media reported.

Reuters

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Iran executes four accused of working with Israeli intelligence

The individuals allegedly received payment in cryptocurrencies to buy weapons and engage in kidnappings.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Executes 4 People Convicted of Cooperating with Israel

Iranian authorities executed four people Sunday accused of working for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, the state-run IRNA news agency said. Three others received lengthy prison sentences. IRNA said the country’s powerful Revolutionary Guard announced the arrests of a network of people linked to the Israeli agency.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Protest-Hit Iran Says Reviewing Mandatory Headscarf Law

Iran said Saturday it is reviewing a decades-old law that requires women to cover their heads, as it struggles to quell more than two months of protests linked to the dress code. Protests have swept Iran since the September 16 death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian State Media: Construction Begins on Nuclear Plant

Iran on Saturday began construction on a new nuclear power plant in the country's southwest, Iranian state TV announced, amid tensions with the US.over sweeping sanctions imposed after Washington pulled out of the country’s nuclear deal with world powers. The announcement comes as Iran has been rocked by nationwide protests…

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US Navy says trawler carrying arms haul was bound for Yemen

US Navy says boat carrying more than one million rounds of ammunition intercepted along a sea route from Iran to Yemen.

Tribune News Service

Iran starts construction on country’s second nuclear power plant

Iran started construction Saturday on a 300-megawatt nuclear power project in its southern oil-rich Khuzestan province.

Tribune News Service

US focus on Iran is thwarting weapons aid to Russia, envoy says

The U.S. will concentrate on Iranian weapons supplies to Russia and on supporting protesters in the country, rather than on stalled talks to revive an international nuclear deal, the Biden administration’s top Iran envoy said.

Tribune News Service

Iran reviews hijab law after monthslong protests, Telegraph says

Iran is reviewing a decades-old law that imposes a dress code on women, the Telegraph reported.

ABC News

Masih Alinejad is fighting Iran's leaders and inspiring the country's women to rise up

Iran's government has tried to silence her and assassinate her twice, but Masih Alinejad has succeeded in inspiring Iranian women and breaking down one of the pillars that held up the Islamic Republic for 43 years.

Chronicle Live

Hundreds of Iranians flock to Gateshead's Baltic centre in basic human rights protest

Worldwide protests have sparked after the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, who was beaten by Iranian police for not wearing her hijab properly in September

Chicago Sun-Times

United States eliminated from World Cup after 3-1 loss to Netherlands

The Americans are winless in 12 games against European opponents at the World Cup since 2002, losing six, and are 1-7 during the tournament’s knockout rounds.

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