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 Iran protests reach 19 cities despite internet disruption By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Protests have swept across at least 19 cities in Iran sparked by the death of a 22-year-old woman earlier detained by the country's morality police. 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 Watch 7:02 News Wrap: Biden reevaluating relations with Saudi Arabia after oil production cut In our news wrap Tuesday, the White House confirmed President Biden is reevaluating relations with Saudi Arabia after OPEC cut oil production, the Supreme Court heard arguments on requirements that pork sold in California must meet animal cruelty standards regardless… Continue watching
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 Watch 4:23 News Wrap: More violent protests erupt in Iran, hurricane hits Central America In our news wrap Monday, new violence erupted in Iran amid anti-government protests over the death of a young woman in police custody, North Korea said recent missile tests simulated the use of nuclear weapons to hit South Korean and… Continue watching
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