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Iran Protests

Iran’s struggle for justice lights the way forward, Nobel laureate says

Iran’s struggle for justice lights the way forward, Nobel laureate says

Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi praised Iranian civil society on the third anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death in morality police custody, saying victims' families have kept the pursuit of justice alive by turning grief into a force for change.

Erasing memory: Tehran squeezes Woman, Life, Freedom families

Erasing memory: Tehran squeezes Woman, Life, Freedom families

Iranian authorities have led a systematic campaign to silence the families of those killed and executed amid the Woman, Life, Freedom protest movement—denying public mourning, arresting relatives and subjecting mourners to threats and intimidation.

Accountability for Iran hangs on UN mission’s future

The United Nations fact-finding mission on Iran, created after mass protests were crushed in 2022, has emerged as a rare instrument of accountability whose survival now rests on the political and financial will of the international community.

Icons of defiance: the faces of Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom movement

Countless young Iranians whose lives were snuffed out in the Woman, Life, Freedom protests became enduring symbols of defiance — human faces for a movement that challenged the very foundations of the Islamic Republic.

Tehran slams US ‘hypocrisy’ over Mahsa Amini anniversary message

Tehran slams US ‘hypocrisy’ over Mahsa Amini anniversary message

Iran condemned the United States on Tuesday for what it called “hypocritical and deceitful” remarks on the anniversary of a young Iranian woman's death in morality police custody in 2022, accusing Washington of decades of crimes and subversion.

Genie out of the bottle: Mahsa Amini’s death gives Iranian women new life

Genie out of the bottle: Mahsa Amini’s death gives Iranian women new life

The Islamic Republic survived the Woman, Life, Freedom protests three years ago, but Iranian women’s defiance keeps reshaping society and their lives in irreversible ways.

Iran shielding officials from accountability 3 years after protests – HRW

Iran shielding officials from accountability 3 years after protests – HRW

Iranian authorities have failed to investigate serious human rights violations committed during and after the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom protests and continue to shield those responsible, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday.

Families demand international action on Mahsa Amini death anniversary

Families demand international action on Mahsa Amini death anniversary

On the eve of the anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody, families and victims of Iranians killed, tortured or injured by authorities have issued an open letter to world leaders calling for urgent international action to confront Tehran.

Joy as resistance: Iranians push boundaries on Mahsa anniversary

Joy as resistance: Iranians push boundaries on Mahsa anniversary

A concert by famed Iranian artist Sirvan Khosravi held on the grounds of what were once the Shah’s palace in Tehran has become an emblem of the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom movement's legacy.

Families of protest victims threatened on Mahsa Amini death anniversary

Families of protest victims threatened on Mahsa Amini death anniversary

Iranian security bodies summoned and threatened families of people killed in 2022 nationwide protests that followed the death of a young woman named Mahsa Amini in morality police custody ahead of the third anniversary, source told Iran International.

Iran summons 10 over protests against power and water shortages

Iran summons 10 over protests against power and water shortages

Iranian authorities have summoned 10 citizens in the northeastern city of Sabzevar to face charges linked to protests over repeated power and water cuts, the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported on Monday.

Diaspora rallies mark third anniversary of Woman, Life, Freedom

Diaspora rallies mark third anniversary of Woman, Life, Freedom

Iranian communities abroad staged demonstrations across Europe, North America, Australia, and New Zealand on Sunday to mark the third anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death and to honor those killed in protests since 2022.

Three years after Mahsa Amini’s death, activists say movement reshaped society

Three years after Mahsa Amini’s death, activists say movement reshaped society

Iranian women artists, writers and political figures marked the third anniversary of the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, whose case ignited nationwide protests under the slogan Woman, Life, Freedom, saying the movement she inspired remains alive and has reshaped society.

Creative defiance keeps ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ alive, Nobel laureate says

Creative defiance keeps ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ alive, Nobel laureate says

Iranian people have kept the Woman, Life, Freedom movement alive through creative acts three years after its eruption, shaping society in ways that continue to unfold, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi told Iran International on Saturday.

Australia and New Zealand voice support for Iranian women on Mahsa Amini anniversary

Australia and New Zealand voice support for Iranian women on Mahsa Amini anniversary

Australia and New Zealand marked the third anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death with statements to Iran International reaffirming their support for Iranian women and condemning human rights violations by the Islamic Republic.

Iranian labor, social groups vow Woman, Life, Freedom fight will continue

Iranian labor, social groups vow Woman, Life, Freedom fight will continue

Twenty-four Iranian labor, social and support organizations said in a joint statement on Monday that the Woman, Life, Freedom movement sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022 would not be silenced, pledging to continue their struggle for political and social change.

Iranian activist urges global rallies to mark Mahsa Amini death anniversary

Iranian activist urges global rallies to mark Mahsa Amini death anniversary

Canada-based activist Hamed Esmaeilion on Sunday urged Iranians worldwide to take part in protests marking the third anniversary of the death of Mahsa (Jina) Amini, whose killing in police custody in 2022 sparked the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising.

Iran is ‘one of most dangerous’ places for journalists, rights group says

Iran is ‘one of most dangerous’ places for journalists, rights group says

The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) said on Wednesday that Iran remains one of the most dangerous places in the world for independent reporters, detailing a pattern of threats, surveillance, arbitrary arrests and prosecutions targeting media workers this year.

Israeli minister endorses Reza Pahlavi for Iran regime change

Israeli minister endorses Reza Pahlavi for Iran regime change

Israel supports exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi as Iranians trust and back him, Science Minister Gila Gamliel told Iran International, in the first explicit endorsement by an Israeli cabinet member of the exiled prince’s push for regime change.

Protester climbs London’s King’s Cross tower with freedom banner for Iran

Protester climbs London’s King’s Cross tower with freedom banner for Iran

A man scaled the clock tower at London’s King’s Cross railway station on Tuesday morning with a small dog and unfurled a large flag carrying anti-Iranian government slogans, prompting a major emergency response.

Iran sacks several teachers on 'security-related' charges, state media says

Iran sacks several teachers on 'security-related' charges, state media says

Several teachers in Iran's Kordestan province have been dismissed on what authorities described as security-related charges and removal of compulsory hijab, a media outlet affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards confirmed on Saturday.

Majority of Iranians reject Islamic Republic, survey finds

Majority of Iranians reject Islamic Republic, survey finds

A survey conducted by a Netherlands-based institute found that the majority of Iranians would vote for either a regime change or a structural transition away from the Islamic Republic, highlighting growing demands for political change across Iran.