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Australia Visit by President Herzog of Israel Prompts Protest
ByEphrat Livni February 9, 2026February 10, 2026

Amid activists’ objections, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had invited President Isaac Herzog to visit to honor the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting.

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‘It’s Collective Punishment’: Iran Exacts Heavy Price on Protest Supporters
ByErika Solomon, Leily Nikounazar and Sanam Mahoozi February 5, 2026February 5, 2026

The authorities are making mass arrests, seizing assets and hunting down doctors who treated protesters. Some Iranians keep showing defiance anyway.

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Erfan Soltani, Who Reportedly Faced Death Sentence in Iran, Is Freed
ByAurelien Breeden February 2, 2026February 2, 2026

Mr. Soltani, 26, was arrested last month as Iran brutally repressed anti-government demonstrations.

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Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter Arrested in Iran for Criticizing Regime
ByEphrat Livni February 2, 2026February 2, 2026

Mehdi Mahmoudian, co-writer of “It Was Just an Accident,” was one of several people detained after signing a letter objecting to the crackdown on protests.

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Children Were Arrested in Iran’s Brutal Crackdown on Protests
ByPranav Baskar and Leily Nikounazar January 30, 2026January 30, 2026

An Iranian government official said some children had been detained, the first such acknowledgment in weeks of anti-government protests.

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Iran Killed Thousands of Protesters. Here Are Five of Their Stories.
ByAbdi Latif Dahir and Leily Nikounazar January 28, 2026January 28, 2026

“He went out for freedom,” said the cousin of one of those who was killed when Iranian authorities mounted a deadly crackdown on protests across the country.

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Trump Briefed on Intelligence Saying Iran’s Government Is Weaker
ByTyler Pager, Julian E. Barnes and Eric Schmitt January 26, 2026January 26, 2026

Protests that erupted late last year shook elements of the Iranian government, according to the reports.

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How Iran Crushed a Citizen Uprising With Lethal Force
ByFarnaz Fassihi, Sanjana Varghese, Malachy Browne and Parin Behrooz January 25, 2026January 27, 2026

Protests erupted amid a communications blackout. But as video and witness accounts trickle out, the brutality of the regime’s crackdown is becoming clear.

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Iran’s Leadership Stumbles After War and Unrest
ByDeclan Walsh January 24, 2026January 24, 2026

The bloody crackdown offers hints about growing tensions inside the country’s ruling system as the cleric’s rule comes under strain.

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Trump Says U.S. ‘Armada’ Is Heading to Iran, Raising Pressure on Regime
ByAbdi Latif Dahir January 23, 2026January 24, 2026

President Trump said the United States was “watching Iran” and sending a naval force there, despite also saying that his threats had halted executions.

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