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Teenager among Iranian protesters sexually assaulted in custody, rights group says
ByDeepa Parent January 19, 2026

Two people detained in Kermanshah, including 16-year-old, tell group they were subjected to sexual abuse during arrestA 16-year-old was among protesters sexually assaulted in custody by the security forces in Iran during the nationwide uprising that ha…

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‘The world needs to know what’s happening’: families of protesters killed in Iran tell of heartbreak
ByDeepa Parent January 15, 2026

As Tehran’s internet blackout means names of those killed in the uprising are only starting to emerge, the diaspora is reacting with shock, sadness and angerThe families of Iranians killed by the regime in its crackdown on anti-government protests over…

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Iran holds pro-government rally as regime seeks to downplay protests
ByWilliam Christou and Deepa Parent January 12, 2026January 12, 2026

Speaker of parliament says country fighting four-front war after minister claims unrest has ‘come under total control’Iran crisis live – latest updatesTens of thousands of pro-government demonstrators have rallied in Tehran as the Iranian regime sought…

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‘In isolation, we’ll never flourish’: What Iranians think about the protests and an end to the Islamic Republic
ByGuardian reporters January 9, 2026

In Tehran this week, young adults told the Guardian about collapsing living standards, the mass anti-government protests and their hopes for the futureMahsa is single and lives with her family. She has been working in fashion design for years and runs …

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Women behind the lens: six of our most striking images from 2025
ByGuardian staff January 7, 2026

A few of our favourite photographs taken by women from the global south and capturing moments of everyday life and art Continue reading…

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Three children dead in Iran protests as security forces accused of ‘indiscriminate targeting’
ByDeepa Parent January 5, 2026

Escalating protests sparked by economic chaos have seen at least 20 people killed and nearly 1,000 arrested, say human rights groupsAt least three children are reported to have been killed and more than 40 minors arrested after eight days of the ongoin…

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Tents supplied to displaced Palestinians ‘inadequate for Gaza winter’
ByJason Burke in Jerusalem and Seham Tantesh in Gaza January 3, 2026

Thousands have blown down in storms and tents from China, Egypt and Saudi Arabia found to be not waterproofThousands of tents supplied by China, Egypt and Saudi Arabia to shelter displaced Palestinians in Gaza offer only limited protection against rain…

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Two people confirmed dead as Iran protests turn into ‘battlefield’
ByDeepa Parent January 1, 2026

Nationwide protests against living conditions enter fifth day with security forces reportedly using live ammunitionThe largest protests in Iran for three years entered a fifth day on Thursday amid reports of deadly clashes between protesters and securi…

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Grief, fear and fury: the Israeli and Palestinian mothers still standing united against bloodshed
ByDeepa Parent January 1, 2026

Israeli movement Women Wage Peace and Palestinian group Women of the Sun held a mass rally in October 2023. Three days later a Hamas attack triggered war – leaving the women more determined than everOn the shores of the Dead Sea, about 1,500 Israeli an…

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‘Even in the most unlikely places there is beauty’: stories of hope from newsrooms around the world
ByGuardian staff December 31, 2025

From the construction worker who won a place at medical school to an art exhibition in a country with no galleries, we asked journalists for their most optimistic tales of the yearFounder of the Migration Story, India Continue reading…

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