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ifmat - Iran summons UK and Norway ambassadors amid violent unrest

Who is leading the crackdown on Iran’s protests?

They show up at the first signs of protest in Iran — men in black, riding motorcycles, often wielding guns or batons.
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ifmat - Iran top judge orders harsh sentences for main riot elements

Iran top judge orders harsh sentences for ‘main riot elements’

Iran’s judiciary chief has ordered judges to issue harsh sentences for the “main elements of riots” as protests continue over the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who ...
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Students in Iran say they will continue to protest despite warnings and threats from regime

As nationwide protests in Iran are being violently suppressed by the government, many students across the country are joining the movement -- an act of defiance that has come ...
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ifmat - Iranian court rejects Twitter activist appeal for conviction on insulting Supreme Leader

Supreme Leader Rails Against Protesters

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei doubled down Wednesday on his unsupported accusations that the uprising rocking Iran is orchestrated by the country’s foreign enemies, as authorities further tightened internet ...
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ifmat - Internet Outages Arrests and Anger Overwhelm Iran

Protests reach 19 cities in Iran despite internet disruption

Protests swept across at least 19 cities in Iran on Wednesday sparked by the death of a 22-year-old woman detained last month by the country’s morality police, even as ...
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ifmat - Disadvantage of Internet Shutdown Is More Than Annual Oil Revenue

Disadvantage of Internet Shutdown Is More Than Annual Oil Revenue

In a damning report on October 4, the semi-official Tejarat News website revealed that the disadvantage of 11 days of the internet shutdown in Iran is equivalent to the ...
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