Iran protests

As many as 14000 people have been arrested in Iran during protests there since September according to a top United Nations official. Protests ignited by the death of a young woman in police custody continued across Iran on Sunday in defiance of a crackdown by the authorities as a human rights group said at.

What The Hijab Protests Mean For Iran S Clerical Class

19 hours agoMore on the Protests in Iran A Women-Led Uprising.

. 1 day agoIran has issued a first death sentence over protests that have mounted a fierce challenge to four decades of hardline clerical rule as rights groups warn that a wave of. 16 death of a 22-year-old woman after her detention by the countrys morality police have grown into one of the largest sustained. Videos showed people throwing rocks at police in the center of Tehran.

Irans last King fell in 1979 after mass defections from the army. Violent clashes broke out between security forces and student protesters at university campuses across Iran on Sunday according to activist and human rights groups. By Maziar Motamedi.

Over the past six weeks. The protests in Iran sparked by the Sept. The head of Irans elite Revolutionary Guards has told Iranians to end the weeks-long demonstrations that have gripped the country warning that Saturday would be their last.

Water shortages and blackouts of electricity were sporadically protested in Iran as part throughout 2021-22. Iran sentences first person to death over protests triggered by death of a young woman Mahsa Amini in police custody. As Iran enters its eighth week of public unrest following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini the countrys Revolutionary Court issued its first known death sentence.

1 day agoKey Points. Protests have since then taken place in more than 40 cities including the capital Tehran with dozens reportedly killed in clashes with security forces. The demonstrations are seen as the most serious challenge to.

A Revolutionary Court in. The shortages and blackouts continued to fuel public anger in the. The protests in Iran sparked by the Sept.

A picture obtained by AFP outside Iran shows shows a. Across Iran protests have erupted over the killing of Mahsa Amini a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who died in police custody after being apprehended for not wearing her hijab. 21 2022 a crowd chanted slogans during a protest over the death of a woman who was detained by the morality police in downtown Tehran Iran.

Tehran Iran Protests that began last month in Iran after the death of a young woman in police custody continue to be documented in cities. Casting off their legally required head scarves Iranian women have been at the forefront of the. 1 day agoA court in Iran has issued the first death sentence to a person arrested for taking part in the protests that have engulfed the country state media say.

In the last month Irans protesters have targeted the economic and political nerve centers of the regime. People have been protesting across Iran for almost six weeks defying a deadly crackdown by security forces. Protests against economic conditions have become chronic in Iran where inflation is running high and the government has weakened support for welfare and other social.

22 hours agoAn Iranian court has issued the first death sentence linked to recent protests convicting the unnamed person of enmity against God and spreading corruption on Earth. Videos have surfaced on social media of riot police joining protests though this appears to be an isolated. At least 1200 were.

16 death of a 22-year-old woman after her detention by the countrys morality police have grown into one of the largest sustained.

Coverage Of Protests In Iran On Saturday Crackdown