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‘The streets are full of blood’: Iranian protests gather momentum as regime cracks down
ByDeepa Parent and William Christou January 11, 2026

Demonstrators recount experiences on the frontlines as protest movement rapidly moves beyond government’s controlSarah felt she had little left to lose. A 50-year-old entrepreneur in Tehran, she watched as prices soared higher while her freedoms shrank…

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Iran warns US against attack as protest death toll reportedly soars
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut, Deepa Parent, and Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem January 11, 2026January 11, 2026

Tehran issues warning after Donald Trump says US stands ready to help amid crackdown on demonstrationsIran has warned the US not to attack over protests that have rocked the country, as Donald Trump weighed the options for a response from Washington, w…

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Film-makers condemn Iran’s internet blackout as ‘blatant tool of repression’
ByDonna Ferguson January 10, 2026

Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof’s intervention comes amid outpouring of solidarity from cultural figures in Iranian diasporaThe Iranian film-makers Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof have slammed the internet blackout in their country as a “blatant …

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Iran protesters tell of brutal police response as regime lashes out
ByWilliam Christou and Deepa Parent January 10, 2026January 11, 2026

Videos emerging despite internet and mobile phone blackout show demonstrations continuing despite reports of escalating crackdownDemonstrators have continued to take to the streets of Iran, defying an escalating crackdown by authorities against the gro…

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‘They are killing us’: authorities use force against protesters in Kurdish regions of Iran
ByDeepa Parent and William Christou January 7, 2026

People face teargas, pellet guns and violence as protests continue and opposition parties call for general strikeDemonstrations over economic conditions broke out in Kurdish regions of Iran on Wednesday despite authorities using violence to try to disp…

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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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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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UK ministers accused of ‘embarrassing failures’ in Abd el-Fattah case
ByHarriet Sherwood December 31, 2025

Government should have appointed an envoy to carry out checks on activist in citizenship row, says Emily ThornberryThe government could have avoided “embarrassing failures” in the case of Alaa Abd el-Fattah by having a special envoy deal with complex c…

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What are Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s past social media posts and why is there a backlash?
ByEmine Sinmaz December 29, 2025

Dissident human rights campaigner has apologised after calling for violence against Zionists and police in 2010-2012The human rights campaigner Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s past social media posts have led to a widespread backlash since his return from detenti…

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British-Egyptian rights activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah apologises for ‘hurtful’ tweets
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor December 29, 2025

Campaigner recently released from prison makes statement after PM’s support is questioned by Tory MPsAlaa Abd el-Fattah, the British-Egyptian human rights campaigner, has apologised unreservedly for what he accepted were shocking and hurtful tweets tha…

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