Iranian Women Speak to Kayhan Life of Their Harassment By Morality Police
By Firouzeh Nordstrom
On Sept. 16, Masha (Zhina) Amini, a 22-year-old ethnic Kurd, died in hospital because of injuries she had reportedly suffered while in the custody of morality police (guidance patrol) in Tehran three...
Whatsapp Says It Is Working to Keep Iranians Connected
Sept 22 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc's META.O WhatsApp said on Thursday that it was working to keep users in Iran connected after the country restricted access to the app and social media platform Instagram.
WhatsApp "will do anything" within its...
TIMELINE – Iranian Unrest Leading Up to Mahsa Amini’s Death in Police Custody
DUBAI, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The death of a young woman in the custody of the morality police has infuriated Iranians who have taken to the streets to protest in at least 50 cities and towns nationwide,...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Issue Warning as Protests Over Woman’s Death Spread
DUBAI, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards called on the Islamic Republic's judiciary on Thursday to prosecute "those who spread false news and rumours" about a young woman whose death in police custody has...
Iranian Protesters Torch Police Stations as Unrest Over Woman’s Death Spreads
DUBAI, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Protesters in Tehran and other Iranian cities torched police stations and vehicles on Thursday as unrest triggered by the death of a woman detained by the morality police intensified, with reports of security...
Iran Protests Spread, Death Toll Rises as Internet Curbed
DUBAI, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Iranian authorities and a Kurdish rights group reported rising death tolls on Wednesday as anger at the death of a woman detained by the morality police fuelled protests for a fifth...
FEATURE – Protests Hit Iran as Women Risk Morality Police Armed With Tech
By Sanam Mahoozi
Sept 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Protests have broken out across Iran over the death of a woman held by morality police for "unsuitable attire", with activists warning of worse to come as the state deploys...
Iran Unrest Death Toll Rises as Protests Intensify
DUBAI, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Iranian authorities said on Wednesday three people including a member of the security forces had been killed during unrest sweeping the country, as anger at the death of a woman in...
Internet May Be Disrupted in Iran for ‘Security Reasons’
DUBAI, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Access to internet in Iran may be disrupted due to "security reasons", the minister of communications was quoted as saying on Wednesday by the semi-official ISNA news agency, amid widespread protests...
Protests Spread in Iran After Death of Mahsa Amini
By Kayhan Life Staff
On Sept. 19, students from several universities across Iran joined widespread protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old ethnic Kurd who died three days after allegedly being beaten by...
