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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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‘I saw kids being shot, women, old people’: how a massacre unfolded in one Iranian city
ByDeepa Parent and Tess McClure. Graphics by Harvey Symons February 6, 2026

The Guardian has constructed a timeline for the terrible events of one night of protests in Rasht, based on first-hand accounts, video and photographsOn Thursday 8 January, Iran went dark. In the midst of massive national protests, the government shut …

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Trump-led abuses amid ‘democratic recession’ put human rights in peril, HRW report says
ByKaren McVeigh February 4, 2026

Rights group says growing authoritarianism and abuses in US, Russia and China threaten global rules-based orderThe world is in a “democratic recession” with almost three-quarters of the global population now living under autocratic rulers – levels not …

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Music and dancing signify defiance at celebratory funerals of Iran’s protesters
ByRobert Tait and Deepa Parent February 3, 2026

Euphoric scenes are a snub to theocracy’s culture of piety, say analysts, and carry message of rebellion Iranians killed in recent protests that rocked the country have been laid to rest in boisterous funerals featuring loud pop music and dancing, app…

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Calls grow in Iran for independent inquiry into protest death toll
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor February 1, 2026

Pressure mounts after government said it would publish names of those killed during recent unrestCalls are growing inside Iran for an independent inquiry into the number of people killed during recent protests after the government said it would oversee…

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