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News Wrap: Iran protests continue; deadly Tehran prison fire put out

In our news wrap Sunday, Iran's state media says Saturday's fire at a prison in Tehran has been put out as protests continue across the country, Xi Jinping is poised to remain China's president for a third term, shelling in…

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Iranian officials say Tehran prison blaze killed 4 inmates, injured dozens

By Associated Press

A towering blaze at a notorious prison housing political prisoners and anti-government activists in Iran's capital killed four inmates, the country's judiciary said Sunday, in dramatic scenes that have reverberated across Iranian social media.

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.

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.

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…

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.