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Leading Iranian actresses Afsaneh Bayegan and Fatemeh Motamedarya face prosecution for appearing in public without a hijab. The pair have been high profile supporters of the national uprising since the start of the protests against the Iranian regime 8 months ago.
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China turbocharging crackdown on Iranian women, say experts
Chinese technology and support are contributing to women's treatment as "second-class citizens" and "propping up" the regime, according to analysts.
'Killing machine': Iran ramps up executions to 'instil fear'
The number of people handed the death penalty in Iran increased by 75% last year, according to NGOs.
Five Iranian girls detained for dancing in viral TikTok video
Five teenage girls in Iran danced to a Selena Gomez song in a TikTok video which has gone viral. They were detained by so-called "Guidance Patrol" and reportedly forced to make an apology.
Protests in Iran: what is happening six months on?
The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini on the 16th of September 2022 triggered a social uprising in Iran, and the repression by the theocratic regime has been ruthless. Six months since the beginning of the crisis, what is the situation in Iran?
A woman dancer in Iran: Living with no identity
In Iran, women are not allowed to dance in public. It's hard to abide by the rules for women dancers in the country. But Boshra and her students are willing to follow their passions.
Iran viral protest song wins special merit award at Grammys
Shervin Hajipour was a little known Iranian pop singer and songwriter before the protests erupted over the death of Iranian-Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini. His song in support of the demonstrations quickly went viral and became an anthem against the regime.
Iran acknowledges ‘tens of thousands’ detained in protests
Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei “agreed to offer amnesty and reduce the sentences of tens of thousands accused and convicted in the recent incidents”, the state-run IRNA news agency said.
'Signs of cracks' within Iran's government as protests endure
Revolutions "usually involve phases of relative calm and others of tumult," says Ali Fathollah-Nejad at the American University of Beirut.
Watch: Thousands flock to Strasbourg in support of Iran protesters
Strasbourg saw thousands gather in support of the Iranian protesters. An estimated 12,000 people from all over Europe gathered to call on the European Union to blacklist the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation.
'He was in love': Teary goodbye for Iranian protester in France
Mohammad Moradi, an Iranian student in Lyon, drowned himself to protest the brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters in Iran.
Words have power: The origins of 'woman, life, freedom'
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European protest rallies after Iran executions
Protest rallies took place in several European cities after two men were hanged in Iran's crackdown on dissent.
'Reprehensible': EU condemns executions of Iran protesters
Critics have pointed out that the condemned men were sentenced to death in hasty, closed-door trials, without proper legal support.
Iran frees top actress Taraneh Alidoosti jailed for government protest
Taraneh Alidoosti was freed on bail from the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran three weeks after her arrest over Instagram posts in support of the Iran-wide protests against the Islamic Republic and its regime.
At least 100 protestors facing execution in Iran, says rights group
Iran Human Rights claim the number is an absolute minimum, with the Islamic Republic "intensionally creating confusion" by sharing contradictory statements on death penalty cases.
'Threshold of revolution': Why Iran's protests are different this time
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