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Feb
18
2023
By The African Mirror
Overnight protests rock Tehran, other Iranian cities, online videos show

Overnight protests rock Tehran, other Iranian cities, online videos show

WORLD
PROTESTS rocked Iran again overnight after a seeming slowdown in recent weeks, with marchers calling for the overthrow of the Islamic Republic, online video posts purportedly showed. The marches in numerous cities including Tehran that began on Thursday evening and went on into the night marked 40 days since the execution of two protesters last month. Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini were hanged on January 8. Two others were executed in December. The protests that have swept across Iran began last September after the death in custody of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini for flouting the hijab…
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Dec
13
2022
By The African Mirror
Iran carries out second execution linked to wave of popular protests

Iran carries out second execution linked to wave of popular protests

WORLD
PARISA HAFEZI THE Islamic Republic hanged a man in public who state media said had been convicted of killing two members of the security forces, the second execution in less than a week of people involved in protests against Iran's ruling theocracy. Nationwide unrest erupted three months ago after the death while in detention of 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by morality police enforcing the Islamic Republic's mandatory dress code laws. The demonstrations have turned into a popular revolt by furious Iranians from all layers of society, posing one of the worst legitimacy challenges to the Shi'ite clerical elite…
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Nov
07
2022
By The African Mirror
Iran lawmakers demand severe punishment for ‘rioters’ as protests rage

Iran lawmakers demand severe punishment for ‘rioters’ as protests rage

WORLD
HARDLINE Iranian lawmakers urged the judiciary to "deal decisively" with perpetrators of unrest, as the Islamic Republic struggles to suppress the biggest show of dissent in years. Widespread anti-government demonstrations erupted in September after the death of young Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, who had been detained by morality police for allegedly flouting the strict dress code imposed on women. "We ask the judiciary to deal decisively with the perpetrators of these crimes and with all those who assisted in the crimes and provoked rioters," 227 lawmakers from Iran's 290-seat, hardline-led parliament said in a statement, according to state media.…
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