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Tens of thousands march against Mexico president’s proposed overhaul of electoral authority

By Fabiola Sanchez, Associated Press

Tens of thousands of people packed the Mexican capital’s main boulevard Sunday to protest President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s proposal to overhaul the country’s electoral authority in the largest demonstration against one of the president’s efforts during his nearly four…

UN human rights body to hold urgent session on Iran amid protest crackdown

By Associated Press

The U.N.'s top human rights body will hold a special session on Iran in the wake of the government's violent and deadly crackdowns on protesters, threats against journalists and other alleged human rights violations in the Islamic republic.

Iran protests continue to rage on streets as officials renew threats

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

Protests in Iran have raged on streets with demonstrators remembering a bloody crackdown in the country's southeast. That's even as the nation's intelligence minister and an army official renewed threats against local dissent and the broader world.

Iranian protestors clash with police near capital; more deaths reported

By Associated Press

Iranian protesters and security forces have clashed in a town near the capital, where state-run media reported at least two deaths.

Iran plans public trials for 1,000 protesters in Tehran

By Associated Press

The mass indictments announced on Monday mark the government's first major legal action aimed at quashing dissent since unrest erupted over six weeks ago.

German Chancellor Scholz urges climate activists not to endanger others

By Associated Press

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is urging climate activists to show "creativity" and avoid endangering others after attacking art works and setting up blockades that allegedly delayed the arrival of a specialist rescue crew at an accident scene.

U.S. imposes more sanctions on Iran over Mahsa Amini’s death

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

The United States has imposed new sanctions on members of Iran's intelligence agency, leaders of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, prison wardens and others.

Thousands protest in Haiti as UN discusses troop request

By Evens Sanon, Associated Press

The U.S. and Mexico say they are preparing a U.N. resolution that would authorize “an international assistance mission” to help improve security in crisis-wracked Haiti so desperately needed humanitarian aid can be delivered to millions in need.

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.

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.