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Iran’s players silent during anthem at World Cup amid crack down on protests at home
While the Iranian football team refused to sing their country’s anthem at today’s game, security forces were firing on protestors in two cities in Iranian Kurdistan – where witnesses said dozens of people were injured.
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Protests in Iran ‘about freedom of a nation’, says Iranian human rights researcher
We were joined by Azadeh Pourzand, an Iranian Human Rights Researcher and Writer who has been following the protests in Iran.
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Supreme leader of Iran blames protests on Israel and US
The British foreign office has summoned Iran’s diplomatic representative in the UK over the increasingly violent suppression of protests in Iran.
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Iran hijab protests: 35 dead as president warns of ‘decisive’ action
Iran’s President has warned protesters they will be dealt with ‘decisively’.
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Anti-government protests sweep across Iran
“Death to the dictator”, “death to Khamenei” they chant on the streets of Abadan in western Iran.
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Saeed Kamali Dehghan on Iran veils protests: “It’s sparking a debate in Iran that I have not seen before”
Iranian commentator Saeed Kamali Dehghan discusses the veils protests.
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Iran hijab protests grow despite risks
Risking their freedom and their safety: women across Iran have been removing their veils in defiance of the country’s strict religious laws. The campaign swiftly went viral after a young woman with her hair uncovered posted her photograph online back in December. She was finally released last weekend after being held for a month and…
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Iranian cleric blames social media for protests
A hardline Iranian cleric has declared the country should control its own social media, blaming apps like Messenger and Instagram for spreading days of anti-government protests. Friday prayers leader Ahmad Khatami said cyberspace was “kindling the fire of the battle”. So have the authorities managed to put a lid on the unrest?
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Iran’s supreme leader blames country’s ‘enemies’ for protests
Iran’s supreme leader has blamed what he called the country’s ‘enemies’ for stirring up anti-government protests which have now claimed at least 22 lives. There were more clashes overnight between demonstrators and security forces – which left another 9 people dead. Thousands of people have taken to the streets in cities, small towns and villages across…
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Iran issues a warning after the biggest protests in nearly a decade
There have been anti-government protests in Iran for a third day, in defiance of a much bigger pro-government rally. Economic protests about food prices and unemployment appear to have turned political, with videos showing protesters calling for the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to go.
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Protests in Iran after currency plunge linked to sanctions
Riot police clash with demonstrators and foreign exchange dealers in Tehran over the collapse of the Iranian currency, which has lost 40 per cent of its value against the dollar in a week.
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Record low turnout in Iran elections amid widespread discontent
There are no official figures out yet, but Iran’s state media says turnout in Friday’s election was a record low of 41 percent.
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Iran elections: voting expected to be at record lows as polls close
Here in Iran, they’ve just extended voting in their parliamentary elections til midnight. The regime kept the polls open in the hope more people would show.
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Iran election – will young Iranians take part in crucial vote?
In Iran, the regime’s popularity will be put to the test tomorrow in the first election since the mass protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody. It’s been imploring people to come out and make their voices heard by voting – amid concerns of a record low turnout. But the mass…
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Middle East conflict: Inside Iran ahead of crucial elections
In two day’s time Iranians will vote to renew their parliament in a key test for the country’s regime, the test being how many people will show up to the polls and not necessarily who will win.