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# Iran

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2022
# more problems
Technical issues with Fifa tickets app causes delays ahead of England's opening game
Vast swathes of empty seats were visible as the match kicked off.
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Nov 21st 2022, 12:59 PM
# hijab
Iran arrests two top actors who removed headscarves, state media reports
Iran’s clerical leadership has been shaken by more than two months of women-led demonstrations
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Nov 21st 2022, 10:30 AM
# Iran
47 children among at least 378 killed in Iran crackdown, according to new toll
Iran has been gripped by protests that erupted over Mahsa Amini’s death on 16 September.
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Nov 19th 2022, 1:30 PM
# factcheck
FactCheck: Iranian protesters have been arrested & killed, but 15,000 aren't sentenced to death
Justin Trudeau helped spread the claim, but later deleted his tweet.
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Nov 16th 2022, 2:12 PM
# Middle East
Oil tanker ‘hit by bomb-carrying drone’ off coast of Oman
The tanker is owned by an Israeli billionaire and suspicion has fallen on Iran.
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Nov 16th 2022, 10:58 AM
# sactions
US and UK sanction more than 30 Iranian officials and groups over crackdown on protesters
Tehran has warned of a “proportionate and firm” response to the EU over the expanded sanctions.
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Nov 14th 2022, 8:22 PM
# Group by Group Guide
Group B Preview: England expect and Wales dream in tricky, politically-charged group
Next in our series is a guide to Group B featuring England, Wales, USA, and Iran.
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Nov 13th 2022, 7:00 PM
# Protests
Iran issues first death sentence for Mahsa Amini 'riots'
Dozens of people, mainly demonstrators but also security personnel, have been killed during the protests
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Nov 13th 2022, 6:11 PM
# Mahsa Amini protests
At least 326 killed in Iran protest crackdown since Mahsa Amini's death in custody
The protests were fanned by fury over the dress rules for women, but have grown into a broad movement against the theocracy.
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Nov 12th 2022, 3:04 PM
# Iran
Iran charges 11 over killing of paramilitary member at ceremony for slain protester
Mourners were paying tribute to Hadis Najafi, who died five days into protests that erupted after Mahsa Amini’s death.
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Nov 12th 2022, 10:37 AM
# Mahsa Amini
New Iran protests erupt in universities as MPs demand 'rioters' face 'eye for an eye' justice
It keeps a seven-week anti-regime movement going following the death of Mahsa Amini.
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Nov 6th 2022, 7:55 PM
# War in Ukraine
Iran admits sending Russia drones but says before Ukraine war
Kyiv and its Western allies have accused Russia of using Iranian-made drones to carry out attacks.
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Nov 5th 2022, 7:46 PM
Voices
Opinion: 'The protests in Iran could spell the end of four decades of injustice and deprivation'
Shamal Mirza says the current wave of protests are unlike others seen in the country before now.
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Nov 5th 2022, 7:00 AM
# Mahsa Amini
American VP Harris moves to remove Iran from UN women's commission
Iran has been facing protests in the wake of the 16 September death of Mahsa Amini in police custody
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Nov 2nd 2022, 10:55 PM
# Mahsa Amini
Iran orders probe into 'shocking' police brutality video
Rights groups have said the video exposed the brutality of the crackdown on demonstrations sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death.
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Nov 2nd 2022, 9:41 PM
# iran protests
Iran plans public trials for 1,000 protesters in Tehran
The nationwide protests first erupted over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of the country’s morality police.
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Oct 31st 2022, 2:35 PM
# Iran
Iranian security forces take aim at protest buildings
A rights group says security forces shot protesters outside of a hospital.
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Oct 29th 2022, 11:41 AM
# Protests
Iran security forces 'open fire' as thousands mourn Mahsa Amini
The crowds were marking 40 days since the 22 year old’s death.
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Oct 27th 2022, 7:54 AM
# shiite shrine
Fifteen dead in Iran attack on key Shiite Muslim shrine
Forty people were injured and one person was arrested in relation to the attack
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Oct 26th 2022, 10:18 PM
# Podcast
The Explainer: Who is Mahsa Amini, and why has her death led to protests in Iran?
Dr Paola Rivetti joins us on this week’s episode to examine the protests that have gripped Iran – what’s driving people out on the streets, and who are the morality police?
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Oct 26th 2022, 6:00 PM
# Mahsa Amini
Iran mourners flock to Mahsa Amini's grave despite crackdown on protesters
Today marks 40 days since Amini’s death and the end of the traditional mourning period in Iran.
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Oct 26th 2022, 2:12 PM
# kamikaze drones
Iran will not 'be indifferent' if Russia is using its drones in Ukraine
Iran’s foreign minister again denied supplying Russia with any weapons or drones
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Oct 24th 2022, 8:31 PM
# masha amini
Shopkeepers and factory workers go on strike as protests in Iran enter sixth week
Activists issued a call for fresh demonstrations as the Iranian working week got underway today.
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Oct 22nd 2022, 3:12 PM
# Foreign Affairs
Coveney summons Iranian ambassador over events in Ukraine and Iran
Russia fired waves of drones over Ukraine this week that are believed to have been Iranian-made.
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Oct 19th 2022, 9:15 PM
# Iran
Iranian greeted as hero after competing without hijab but activists fear it's 'state propaganda'
Rekabi has apologised over what happened and insisted her hijab had accidentally slipped off.
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Oct 19th 2022, 8:34 AM
# Iran
Concern mounts for Iranian climber who competed without hijab
Elnaz Rekabi competed at an event in South Korea without a hijab, in what some saw as a gesture of solidarity with the women-led protests at home
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Oct 18th 2022, 3:13 PM
# Mahsa Amini
Iran vows 'immediate' response to new EU sanctions following Mahsa Amini's death
EU foreign ministers met today to adopt sanctions on Iran, including on the morality police in whose custody Amini died.
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Oct 17th 2022, 1:52 PM
# Riots
Iran doubles official toll for Tehran prison fire deaths to eight
An government news agency claimed clashes at the prison were unrelated to protests about the death of Mahsa Amini
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Oct 17th 2022, 9:10 AM
Voices
Student in Iran: 'Mahsa's death has lit a fire within - please do not forget us'
One young student has risked her safety to tell us her story.
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Oct 17th 2022, 5:00 AM
# unrest
Iran tells Europe to take a 'realistic approach' to Mahsa Amini protests
Iran is preparing for another day of unrest today, as demonstrators are expected to take to the streets in large numbers.
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Oct 15th 2022, 12:28 PM
# iraq embassy
Government approves plans for Iraq to establish embassy in Ireland
It comes as Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney spoke with the Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister on the death of Mahsa Amini.
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Oct 12th 2022, 6:30 AM
Voices
Analysis: The rights of women and girls in Ireland have come a long way - here's how far
Emma Bowie & Oileán Carter-Stritch look at how women’s rights have improved in this country, on International Day of the Girl.
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Oct 11th 2022, 7:00 PM
# Mahsa Amini
Iran’s crackdown on protests over Mahsa Amini death intensifies in Kurdish region
Riot police fired into at least one neighbourhood in Sanandaj, the capital of Iran’s Kurdistan province.
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Oct 11th 2022, 12:47 PM
# Iran
Iran state TV hacked with image of supreme leader in crosshairs
Protests following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini have entered their fourth week.
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Oct 9th 2022, 2:39 PM
# Iran
Violence flares as Iran protests enter fourth week
Despite internet restrictions designed to impede gatherings, protesters have adopted new tactics to get their message across.
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Oct 8th 2022, 5:40 PM
# morality police
Mother of teen protestor in Iran says her daughter was murdered
The protests were sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police.
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Oct 7th 2022, 5:59 PM
# iran protests
Iran's supreme leader blames US and Israel for protests over Mahsa Amini death
Since the unrest started on 16 September, dozens of protesters have been killed and more than a thousand arrested.
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Oct 3rd 2022, 7:40 PM
# iran protests
Swiss police fire rubber bullets to disperse anti-Iranian protests
Officers said two demonstrators who climbed over the fence at the Iranian Embassy in Bern were detained.
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Oct 2nd 2022, 12:25 PM
# Iran
Iran protests: Rights group says death toll has topped 75 as crackdown intensifies
The Iranian authorities’ official death toll has remained at 41 since Saturday.
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Sep 27th 2022, 5:04 PM
# Iran
Iranians protest for 10th night following warning of 'decisive' response from judiciary
Protests abroad in solidarity with Iranian women were also held in Athens, Berlin, Brussels, Istanbul, Madrid, New York and other cities.
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Sep 26th 2022, 7:48 AM
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