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US to put United Nations focus on Iranian protest

29 Oct 2022

The Iranian protests that were triggered by the murder of a young woman in police custody will be the focus of the United Nations next week as the US looks for ways to promote credible, independent investigations into Iranian human rights violations. A note outlining the event, seen by Reuters,...

Russia may be advising Iran on how to crush protests: US

27 Oct 2022

Russia, according to the United States, may be advising Iran on how to conduct its crackdown on widespread protests that were started by the death of a woman after being arrested by morality police. The White House is "concerned that Moscow may be advising Iran on best practices to manage...

Iranian teen dies after protesting against wearing of Hijab

11 Oct 2022

Videos of a teen protesting in Tehran against the compulsion for women to wear a hijab, or headscarf, only hours before she died, have appeared online amid the country's fourth week of intense protests. The adolescent girl is shown in a video holding a burning headscarf while standing on a...