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Police issue warning to protesters before al-Quds Day rally in London
ByGeraldine McKelvie March 14, 2026

Demonstrators on Sunday will be arrested for expressing support for Palestine Action or intifada chants, says MetPolice have warned demonstrators that they will be arrested for expressing support for Palestine Action or intifada chants at a protest on …

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Internet blackout is tool of desperate regime to isolate Iranians, say experts
ByAisha Down March 2, 2026

Digital censorship analysts argue current outage is mostly about survival and control for the country’s rulersRoughly four hours after the first strikes hit Iran, the country was again plunged into a full internet blackout – severely curtailing both th…

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‘Death to the dictator’: Iranian students hold protests for third day
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor February 23, 2026

Demonstrations spread to Tehran’s Al Zahra University one month after security crackdown left thousands deadStudents at universities in Iran have held a third consecutive day of protest just over a month after the violent suppression by security servic…

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‘Our classrooms are empty because the graveyards are full’: Iran’s students on why they are protesting again
ByDeepa Parent February 23, 2026

As details of the death toll for January’s protests continue to emerge, three students explain why they are resisting a return to normalityMore than 45 days after a brutal January crackdown that left thousands of Iranian protesters dead, students acros…

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‘It’s a protest movement behind windows’: tribute to the Iranians risking their lives to film dissent
ByDeborah Cole February 17, 2026

Inspired by the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising that gripped Iran in 2022, two film students created a documentary, Memories of a Window, about onlookers who anonymously record footage as proof of state violenceFootage that went viral from Iran in late 2…

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‘Deliberate targeting of vital body parts’: X-rays taken after Iran protests expose extent of catastrophic injuries
ByTess McClure and Deepa Parent February 17, 2026

Exclusive: Expert analysis of images from one hospital suggests severe trauma to the face, chest and genitals was caused by metal birdshot and high-calibre bulletsAcross the planes of Anahita’s* face, white dots shine like a constellation. Some gleam f…

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New photos give glimpse inside Iran’s bloody crackdown on anti-government protests
ByGuardian reporters February 15, 2026

Exclusive: images and testimony from the January uprising, when Iranian security forces are believed to have killed thousands of men, women and children who had flocked on to the streetsAfter imposing a nationwide internet blackout, the Iranian regime …

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Nobel laureate transferred to prison in northern Iran without warning
ByAFP February 14, 2026

Concern grows over Narges Mohammadi’s health, family says, after reports of ‘life-threatening mistreatment’Iranian authorities have without prior warning transferred Nobel peace prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to a prison in the north of the country as…

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Concerns for former Canberra boy in Iran, as Australia makes representations to Tehran
ByDaisy Dumas and Adeshola Ore February 12, 2026February 12, 2026

ACT government confirms it raised reports of boy’s fate with foreign affairs department, amid unverified claims he died last weekFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThere are …

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Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to seven more years in prison
ByAssociated Press in Dubai February 8, 2026

Women’s and human rights activist, arrested at a demonstration in December, is said to be on hunger strikeIran has sentenced the Nobel peace prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to more than seven more years in prison after she began a hunger strike, her su…

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