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• Iran protests: Tehran in ‘very fragile state’ 4 months after Mahsa Amini death

  Mahsa Amini's death unleashed years of built-up anger in society over issues like the economy, discrimination against ethnic minorities, and strict social and political controls.

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  Jan 16
  
• Iran protests: Tehran’s executions push demonstrators underground

  Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday signaled the state has no intention of softening its crackdown on the protests.

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  Jan 10
  
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• Canada slaps new sanctions on Iranian ‘propaganda’ as protests continue

  Human rights activists see Iran’s crackdowns as an attempt to intimidate protesters and strike enough fear in the population to end the unrest.

  Canada

  Jan 9
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• Iran protests: Tehran sentences 3 more protesters to death amid global criticism

  The European Union, the United States and other Western countries have condemned Iran for using the death penalty against demonstrators.

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  Jan 9
• Iran protests: Tehran releases prominent actress who protested executions, reports say

  The protests mark one of the biggest challenges to the Iranian Islamic Republic since it was established after the 1979 revolution.

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  Jan 4
• Analysis: Iran’s clerical leaders will likely struggle with deepening dissent in 2023

  The Islamic Republic will be engulfed by what analysts call a "revolutionary process" that will likely fuel more protests into 2023, with neither side backing down.

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  Dec 22, 2022
• Iran unrest ‘critical’ with more than 300 killed, UN rights chief says

  Later this week, the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva will hold a debate on the protests expected to be attended by diplomats as well as witnesses and victims.

  World

  Nov 22, 2022
• EU, Britain target senior Iranian officials with sanctions over protest crackdown

  The EU also targeted Iranian state television broadcaster Press TV, saying it was “responsible for producing and broadcasting the forced confessions of detainees.”

  World

  Nov 14, 2022
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• German leader Scholz says Iran will receive additional EU sanctions

  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz strongly criticized the Iranian government Saturday for its bloody crackdown on protests in the country.

  World

  Nov 12, 2022
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• Iran charges at least 1,000 people over ongoing unrest in Tehran: report

  Iranian leaders have described the ongoing protests as a plot by enemies of the Islamic Republic, including the United States and Israel.

  World

  Oct 31, 2022