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'Nation held hostage': Global protests planned as Iran's internet outage reaches nearly 70 days

Growing desperation to access online space has led some Iranians to connect with Virtual Private Networks and Starlink satellite dishes. This connection carries with it a significant risk.

A protester holds a placard about the internet blackout in Iran during a demonstration outside Downing Street against the Islamic Republic and calling for Reza Pahlavi to take over as King of Iran, as the Iran war escalates on March 14, 2026.
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Iran executes man convicted of killing security officer during 2022 protests - report

A Basij militia member patrols in Tehran following a US strike, March 5, 2026; illustrative.

What is Basij? The Islamic Republic's 'iron fist' to suppress protesters - explainer

A WOMAN holds a placard with a picture of Reza Pahlavi as people gather outside the Iranian Embassy in London after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed.

Iranians join British Jews to celebrate Khamenei's death in Golders Green street party


Iranian authorities accused of torture, sexual abuse, ‘systemic immunity’ from prosecution

On International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, reports surface of increased torture and sexual violence by Iranian authorities against protesters.

 AN IRANIAN fan holds a jersey in memory of Mahsa Amini, inside the stadium before a World Cup soccer match between Iran and Wales, in Qatar, last November.

UN rights committee calls on Iran to disband morality police

Iranian police and basij militia, who are affiliated with Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, enforce compulsory public dress codes using violence, according to the United Nations and rights groups.

 IRANIAN POLICE officers patrol a street amid the revival of the morality police in Tehran, this week.

Iran jails two journalists for covering protests sparked by death of Mahsa Amini

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Iranian director speaks on Iranian torturers behind Haifa Cinematheque

"How can we touch his conscience and make him see that he is a monster?” He hopes that My Worst Enemy is a first step to doing just that. 

 IRANIAN DIRECTOR Mehran Tamadon at the Haifa International Film Festival

Iranian girl critical in hospital after alleged encounter over hijab - activists

Reports that Armita Geravand, 16, is in a coma after a confrontation with the theocracy's morality police • Government says it was just low blood pressure • German FM: It is unbearable

 Women take part in a rally on the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini which prompted protests across the country, in Istanbul, Turkey September 16, 2023.

The US should be pro-Iranian people, anti-Iranian regime - opinion

American policy should be pro-Iranian, meaning supporting the Iranian people, not enabling the regime with sanctions relief for a time-limited nuclear deal.

 SUPPORTERS OF women’s rights in Iran march in Washington, last weekend, to mark the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini.

Iranian forces assault family of killed protester - report

Over 500 people were killed by Iranian forces during the protests which erupted across Iran in September 2022.

Iranian forces surround the home of the family of killed protester Javad Heydari. September 21, 2023.

Israel's UN envoy waves Mahsa Amini photo during Iranian president's speech

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is referred to as the "butcher of Tehran" in light of his involvement in the mass execution of Iranian political prisoners.

Israel's envoy to the UN, Gilad Erdan, on the floor of the United Nations General Assembly before being led out of the hall by UN security officials as Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi began addressing the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, US. September 19, 2023

Why is Iran’s regime so afraid of Kurdish dissidents? - analysis

Iran has tended to believe it can oppress minority groups in specific ways and that the groups will not unite in protest at the same time.

 PAK FIGHTERS at their base in Pirde, Kirkuk Province.

'The price of freedom': IDF publishes Farsi video honoring Mahsa Amini

The video shows a montage of clips of Iranian anti-regime protests, graffiti messages sprayed on the wall, trees set on fire, and people being dragged in vehicles.

 A PHOTO OF Mahsa Amini is pictured at a vigil of students and activists from Delhi University in New Delhi, India, last September following her death.