7 h. ago Iran 'killed 16,500 protesters and injured more than 300,000' in brutal crackdown, report claims

The findings contradict the first public admission by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who yesterday acknowledged that 'several thousands' had died since the demonstrations erupted.

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28 h. ago Senior Iranian cleric calls for protester executions in defiance of Trump claims

Hardline Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami is not alone among regime voices calling for harsh response to unrest, say rights groupsA senior Iranian cleric has demanded the execution of protesters after a brutal crackdown raised the death toll in Iran and quelled the nationwide protest movement.In a sermon on Friday, Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami railed against demonstrators, saying “armed hypocrites should be put to death”. He described protesters as “butlers” and “soldiers” of Israel and the US, vowing that neither country should “expect peace”. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago The Iranian state silenced protests with brutality. What now for Iran’s opposition?

Grieving, bruised and divided on the wisdom of foreign-backed revolt, how can the Iranian people achieve change?The Japanese writer Haruki Murakami in his novel 1Q84 may have foreshadowed the great and indelible rift Iranian society is about to experience. “The ones who did it can always rationalize their actions and even forget what they did. They can turn away from things they don’t want to see. But the surviving victims can never forget. They can’t turn away. Their memories are passed on from parent to child. That’s what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.”Inside Iran, contrasting memories are already being brought into even sharper relief and made more traumatic by the blanket propaganda from Iran state TV portraying protesters as drug-crazed or pawns of a foreign power attracted to a violent terrorist culture reminiscent of Islamic State. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Son of former shah says he is ‘uniquely positioned’ to lead Iran as he predicts end of regime

Reza Pahlavi sets out ambition to lead country his father once ruled, but many question his level of popular supportReza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s former pro-western monarch, has predicted the country’s Islamic regime will fall and claimed he is “uniquely” placed to head a successor government.His bid to assume the leadership of a possible new Iran follows weeks of mass protests that have left thousands dead after being brutally suppressed by security forces. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago Incredible pictures capture solidarity with Iran protesters as world takes to streets

The incredible pictures show protests on the streets of London, Paris, Berlin and beyond including in countries like the US and Israel - where there is huge opposition to Iran's regime

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51 h. ago So much for a ‘final battle’ – once again the Iranian people’s peaceful and democratic demands have been silenced | Behrouz Boochani and Mehdi Jalali Tehrani

The protests were hijacked by Reza Pahlavi and notions of Persian supremacy, then brutally repressed by a violent regime In late December, Iran experienced the beginnings of an uprising driven primarily by economic pressures, initially emerging among merchant bazaaris and subsequently spreading across broader segments of society. As events unfolded rapidly, calls for regime change became the focus of international attention. Consistent with its response to previous protest movements, the Iranian government once again opted for repression rather than engagement, violently suppressing demonstrations instead of allowing popular grievances to be articulated and addressed.As visual evidence circulated depicting the accumulation of bodies at Kahrizak, it became increasingly evident that the primary instigator of the violence leading to these fatalities was the Islamic Republic itself, which has refused to tolerate civil unrest and has consistently responded to popular mobilisation with fo...

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56 h. ago Reza Pahlavi: is the last shah's son a viable opposition leader for Iran? – video explainer

From his exile in the US, Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last shah of Iran, has galvanised protesters in his home country, calling for them to continue demonstrating against the Islamic Republic. But Pahlavi is a divisive figure. As the heir of a violent authoritarian regime, his potential return is viewed suspiciously by some. Chants in his favour heard in the streets of Tehran and beyond may be less about support for the crown and more about him being seen as the only option to take people out of the country's political 'dead end'Growing protests in Iran do not necessarily herald a return to monarchy‘The world needs to know what’s happening’: families of protesters killed in Iran tell of heartbreak Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Minneapolis's night of chaos as protests erupt after another ICE shooting

Shocking images showed agents deploying tear gas and pepper balls at numerous protesters in a brutal clash, after another ICE official shot a person in Minneapolis

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3 d. ago Trump says he’s been assured Tehran has stopped killing protesters as Iran closes its airspace – live

US president says ‘important sources’ also told him executions not going ahead as Iran extends order closing its airspace to commercial flightsFull report: US and UK military to withdraw some personnel from Middle East amid Iranian threatsIran crisis explained: what we know so far Analysis: why western diplomats are wary of predicting regime’s end days Podcast: Massacres and executions: what are we hearing from inside Iran?India has become the latest country to urge its citizens to leave Iran.The Indian embassy in Tehran said in a post on X:Indian nationals who are currently in Iran (students, pilgrims, business persons and tourists) are advised to leave Iran by available means of transport, including commercial flights.Trump said Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi “seems very nice” but expressed uncertainty about whether Pahlavi would be able to muster support within Iran to eventually take over. “I don’t know how he’d play within his own country,” Trump told Reuters in the Ova...

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4 d. ago Inside Iran's execution machine: How regime puts prisoners to death on an 'industrial level' with public hangings from cranes

Iranian authorities are stepping up their brutal crackdown on the population with arrested protesters facing the death penalty for daring to rise up against the regime.

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4 d. ago Iran’s footballers face battle to be heard as regime brutally clamps down on protests

For Mehdi Taremi and others playing abroad, showing solidarity with their home nation can mean threats and possible detentionMehdi Taremi did what he does best. On Saturday, the Iranian striker turned inside the area and scored for Olympiakos, a well-taken eighth goal of the season for the 33-year-old that clinched a 2-0 win at Atromitos and a place at the top of the Greek Super League. Usually, millions of people in Iran follow every step of Taremi’s European career, one that took off with Porto and has settled in Piraeus via Milan, but not this time.The ruling regime in Tehran has cut the internet and all communications, which meant that residents of the football-loving nation also missed the non-celebration that followed. “It actually has to do with the conditions in my country,” Taremi said. “There are problems between the people and the government. The people are always with us, and that’s why we are with them. I couldn’t celebrate in solidarity with the Iranian people. I know ...

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4 d. ago Iran protests live updates: death toll passes 2,500 as Trump warns Tehran against executions

US president says ‘help is on its way’, as reported death toll rises into the thousands and concerns Tehran may carry out first protest-related execution, that of Erfan SoltaniTrump promises ‘help is on its way’ and tells Iranians to ‘keep protesting’Hundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospital amid brutal crackdown on protestsIran protests: what we know so far about the spiralling anti-government demonstrationsFor the first time in days, Iranians were able to make calls abroad from their mobiles on Tuesday, according to reporting by Associated Press. Texting services have not been restored, however, and nor has the internet.Although Iranians were able to call abroad, they could not receive calls from outside the country, several people in the capital told Associated Press. The internet remained blocked, they said, though it is possible to access some government-approved websites. Cloudfare - an internet infrastructure provider, and one of several companies and mon...

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4 d. ago Iran protests live updates: Trump warns of ‘very strong action’ if Iran executes protesters, as death toll soars

US president says ‘help is on its way’, as reported death toll rises into the thousands and concerns Tehran may carry out first protest-related execution, that of Erfan Soltani Trump promises ‘help is on its way’ and tells Iranians to ‘keep protesting’Hundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospital amid brutal crackdown on protests Erfan Soltani is reportedly facing execution in Iran on Wednesday after he was tried, convicted and sentenced, following his arrest on Thursday.The 26-year-old was arrested in Karaj, a city on the north-west outskirts of Tehran, at the peak of the protests before the internet black-out. Soltani is one of the many thousands of protesters arrested last week. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Man, 26, to be 'executed by Iran' after tragic family farewell in brutal crackdown on protests

Clothes shop owner Erfan Soltani is to be the first to face execution in Iran's crackdown on protests sweeping the country

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4 d. ago Hundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospital amid brutal crackdown on protests

Doctors in Tehran have described overwhelmed medical staff as thousands of demonstrators have been killed by security forcesAn ophthalmologist in Tehran has documented more than 400 eye injuries from gunshots in a single hospital, as overwhelmed medical staff struggle to cope with the toll of an increasingly violent crackdown on nationwide protests by Iranian authorities.Three doctors, in messages forwarded to the Guardian on Monday, described overwhelmed hospitals and emergency wings overflowing with protesters who have been shot. Medical staff said that the gunshot wounds were mostly concentrated on protesters’ eyes and head – a tactic that rights groups said authorities used against demonstrators in the country’s 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom protests. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Iran protester Erfan Soltani 'to be executed tomorrow' amid brutal crackdown by regime in Tehran

Human rights organisations say 26-year-old clothes shop owner will be hanged for protesting

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5 d. ago Iranian protester to be executed tomorrow as regime steps up brutal crackdown, rights group claims

Iranian rights groups assess that potentially thousands of people have been killed in the last two weeks of protest

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5 d. ago Iranian protester to be executed as regime steps up brutal crackdown, rights group claims

Iranian rights groups assess that potentially thousands of people have been killed in the last two weeks of protest

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5 d. ago Iran protests in photos amid claims THOUSANDS killed in brutal clampdown

Opposition leaders claim over 3,000 people have been killed after authorities launched a bloody crackdown on anti-government protests across Iran - demonstrations have now been held across the world

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6 d. ago Iran in paralysis as internet blackout freezes banks and daily life

Authorities in Iran have imposed a brutal crackdown in response to protests over the country’s economic crisis

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