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Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran: ‘Women in Iran have discovered their power and decided to use it’

The demonstrations across Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, arrested for failing to wear her hijab correctly, are a turning point, no matter the outcome

The Guardian - UK

Iranian Authorities Crackdown on Protests Marking 40 Days of Mourning for Amini

Marking 40 days since the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who died in Tehran on Sept. 16 after being detained by Iran’s morality police, Iranians took to the streets nationwide in defiance of strict security measures by authorities. Fierce rallies returned with force to major Iranian cities…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Treasury sanctions Revolutionary Guard officials in response to Iran protest crackdown

US issues first direct response to ongoing protests after nuclear deal talks come to standstill

The Independent UK

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US hits Iran with new sanctions as punishment for ‘brutal’ crackdown on protesters

WASHINGTON — With efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal languishing, the Biden administration on Wednesday hit Tehran with a new batch of economic sanctions as punishment for repression of widespread demonstrations against restrictions on women and other issues.

Los Angeles Times

Iran mosque attack kills 15 as thousands turn out for protests

At least 15 people were killed in a Wednesday evening attack on a shrine in Iran’s southern city of Shiraz, which state media described as a “terrorist act,” while nationwide unrest continues to grip the country.

Tribune News Service

Israel's Herzog warns Biden of mounting Iran 'challenge'

President Joe Biden held Oval Office talks with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, with the Israeli leader warning of a mounting Iranian “challenge."

The Independent UK

Revolutionary Guards intelligence officer shot dead in western Iran - IRNA

One member of Iran's Revolutionary Guards was shot dead "by rioters" in the western city of Malayer, according to the official IRNA news agency, on the fortieth day after the death of Mahsa Amini.

Reuters

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Gunmen open fire at shrine and crowd of Iranian mourners killing at least 15

It is unclear who was behind the attacks, with many conflicting reports but the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency claimed that the attackers acted like “takfiri terrorists” in Shiraz, Iran

Daily Mirror

‘This is a revolution’: On potent 40th day after Mahsa Amini’s death, protests erupt across Iran

Security forces open fire as Iranians protest in huge numbers on symbolic 40th day since death of 22-year-old

The Independent UK

US Slaps New Sanctions on Iranian Officials over Protest Crackdown

The United States on Wednesday targeted Iranian officials, including those overseeing Tehran's Evin prison and others in new sanctions on Iran over internet censorship and a crackdown on protests ignited by Mahsa Amini's death in police custody. Demonstrations following 22-year-old's death in custody on Sept. 16 have become one of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US special envoy for Iran: 'We're announcing a slew of new sanctions'

In an interview with FRANCE 24, the US special envoy for Iran announced "a slew of new sanctions" on Iranian officials who are "directly involved" in the current deadly crackdown on protesters. Robert Malley was speaking 40 days after the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini, a young woman…

France 24

Gunmen Kill at Least 15 in Attack on Shrine in Iran

Armed men attacked a shrine in the Iranian city of Shiraz on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people, state news agency IRNA said, as security forces clashed with protesters marking 40 days since the death of Mahsa Amini in custody. IRNA described the attackers as "takfiri terrorists", a label used…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Attack on Shiraz shrine kills 15: Iranian state media

Attack hit the Shah Cheragh Shrine in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, with at least two children killed.

Al Jazeera

US imposes more Iranian sanctions over Mahsa Amini's death

The United States has imposed new sanctions on members of Iran’s intelligence agency, leaders of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, prison wardens and others

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The Independent UK

Protesters rally in Iran to mark 40 days since woman's death

Thousands of protesters were pouring into the streets of a northwestern Iranian city to mark the watershed 40 days since the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini

Reuters

U.S. slaps new sanctions on Iranian officials over protest crackdown

The United States on Wednesday targeted Iranian officials, including those overseeing Tehran's Evin prison, and others in new sanctions on Iran over internet censorship and a crackdown on protests ignited by Mahsa Amini's death in police custody.

Al Jazeera

Clashes as thousands attend Mahsa Amini memorial in Iran’s Saqqez

Large crowds converge at cemetery in Amini’s hometown of Saqqez to mark 40 days since her death.

Reuters

Sunni cleric challenges Iran's leaders as protests rage

A prominent Sunni cleric who directed unprecedented criticism at Iran's supreme leader over a bloody crackdown in his hometown appeared unbowed this week by warnings from security forces, pressing his demands for more rights for his minority and voicing support for other groups in country-wide unrest.

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Evening Standard

Thousands protest 40 days after Masha Amini death in Iran - despite security warning

Masha Amini dies on September 16 while in custody of the religious police

Reuters

Iranian news agency confirms clashes in Saqez, internet shut

Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency confirmed clashes took place on Wednesday between security forces and people taking part in a memorial ceremony for Mahsa Amini in her Kurdistan province hometown of Saqez.

Reuters

Iranian security forces shoot at people gathered at Amini's grave - witness

Iranian security forces opened fire at people who gathered at a cemetery in Mahsa Amini's home town of Saqez on Wednesday to mark 40 days since she died in police custody, a witness told Reuters.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Protests at Point of ‘No Return’, Says Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Protests engulfing Iran have reached a point of "no return" as demonstrators demand wide reforms beyond the end of mandatory hijab rules, said British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who spent six years detained in Tehran. She said the government's crackdown on the popular revolt and shutdown of the internet showed…

The Independent UK

Iran accused of ‘attempting to kidnap’ former footballer and regime critic Ali Karimi

Karimi now lives in the United Arab Emirates and has supported a number of protests in his native Iran

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Protesters Rally to Mark 40 Days Since Amini’s Death

Hundreds of protesters poured into the streets of a northwestern Iranian city on Wednesday to mark the watershed 40 days since the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, whose tragedy sparked Iran's biggest anti-government movement in over a decade. In Amini's Kurdish hometown of Saqez, the birthplace of the…

Reuters

Islamic State claims Iran shrine attack, Iran vows response

The militant group Islamic State said it carried out an attack on a Shi'ite Muslim shrine in Iran on Wednesday which killed 15 people, escalating tensions in a country reeling from a wave of protests and prompting warnings of a response from Tehran.

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