Oct 15 Fire, gunshots reported at Tehran prison amid Iran protests By Samya Kullab, Associated Press A huge fire blazed Saturday at a notorious prison where political prisoners and anti-government activists are kept in the Iranian capital. Online videos and local media reported gunshots, as nationwide protests entered a fifth week. Continue reading
Oct 15 Human rights group reports 233 deaths in Iran as protests enter 5th week By Samya Kullab, Associated Press At least 233 protesters have been killed since demonstrations swept Iran on Sept. 17, according to U.S.-based rights monitor HRANA. Continue reading
Oct 14 How to help Iranian women and girls amid ongoing protests By Ryan Thomas After 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in police custody in Iran in September, anti-government protests in Iran led by women and girls have steadily continued. Demonstrators which also include men, high school students, oil workers, and professors have led to some… Continue reading
Oct 12 Protests and marches worldwide bring together Iranians living abroad By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press As anti-government protests roil cities and towns in Iran for a fourth week, tens of thousands of Iranians living abroad have marched in support of what many believe to be a watershed moment for their home country. Continue reading
Oct 11 Iran intensifies violent crackdown on protestors in Kurdish areas By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Riot police fired into at least one neighborhood in Sanandaj, the capital of Iran’s Kurdistan province. Continue reading
Oct 10 As Iran protests continue, tensions in Kurdish region ‘like a time bomb’ By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Anger among civilians is rising in a majority Kurdish district in northwestern Iran that has become one of the hotspots of protests. Continue reading
Oct 10 Workers at Iran refinery complex join nationwide protests over woman’s death in police custody By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The demonstrations mark the first time the unrest surrounding the death of Mahsa Amini threatened Iran's oil and gas industry. Continue reading
Oct 08 2 people fatally shot as protests against Iran’s government enter 4th week By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Anti-government demonstrations erupted Saturday in several locations across Iran as the most sustained protests in years against a deeply entrenched theocracy entered their fourth week. Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch 5:56 How Iran’s Gen Z is leading protests in the streets and online By Ali Rogin The Islamic Republic of Iran is no stranger to popular uprisings. The regime cracked down on protests in 2009, and again 10 years later. But there’s something different about the demonstrations sweeping the country today, sparked by the killing of… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 2:35 News Wrap: Eastern Canada residents reeling after Fiona In our news wrap Sunday, Tropical Storm Ian is forecast to reach hurricane strength as it approaches Cuba and Florida, Canada mobilized its military to help in the recovery after Fiona, Italy held an election that could pivot the country's… Continue watching