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Jina Mahsa Amini's death in police custody in 2022 sparked the "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement in Iran. Three years later, the list of grievances has grown, making the clerical regime more insecure, activists say.
The extraction of water from aquifers in Iran is causing an area the size of Maryland to sink, exposing an estimated 650,000 people to the risks of subsidence and freshwater depletion.
Iranian authorities, who have been in conflict with the Trump administration in the United States over nuclear development, have reportedly carried
Iran’s clerical rulers face one of their gravest crises since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, caught between growing discontent at home and a stalled nuclear deal that together have left the country more isolated and divided.
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Woman 'Political Prisoner' Dies in Iran after Jail Neglect
A woman held in prison in Iran for the past six months for writing anti-government slogans died Thursday after falling into a coma, rights groups said, accusing authorities of neglect. Somayeh Rashidi,
TEHRAN – Iran has stepped up engagement with Africa in recent months, sealing agreements with Tunisia and holding high-level meetings aimed at tapping into the continent’s growing markets. But experts warn that lasting success depends on removing structural barriers,
The fire lit by Mahsa Amini’s death in Iran has not burned out: We’ve tracked more than 2,500 freedom protests over the past year — with 43 just in the last two weeks.
The United Nations reimposed sanctions on Iran early Sunday over its nuclear program, further squeezing the Islamic Republic as its people increasingly find themselves priced out of the food they need to survive and worried about their futures.