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Al-Arabia – Schoolgirls in Iran were poisoned in several provinces across the country on Saturday, leading to dozens of hospitalizations and protests in the capital denouncing the attacks amid concerns of a possible government involvement. Since November, dozens of girls’ schools across Iran have been affected by a series of poisonings that have left hundreds of girls feeling unwell. Authorities …

IRFL/RE – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz denounced violence against women in Iran and Afghanistan in a video message ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8. In both countries, “women who stand up for their rights are fought hard. All those who stand up for freedom and justice even risk their lives,” he said in a video message released on March 4. …

RFL/RE – Iranian journalist Keyvan Samimi, who was recently released from prison, says Iranians are poised to push further in their anti-government protests despite a brutal crackdown after months of unrest over a lack of freedoms and official interference in everyday life. In an interview with RFE/RL’s Radio Farda, Samimi said Iranians appear to have come to the conclusion that the protest …

Iranwire – Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the Iranian foreign minister, was interviewed by CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on the evening of March 1 as he was wrapping up a tense visit to Geneva, Switzerland. When asked direct and challenging questions related to the Islamic Republic’s bloody crackdown on months-long anti-government protests in which hundreds of people were killed and thousands were illegally arrested, …

VOA – The British navy said Thursday its forces seized Iranian anti-tank missiles and fins for ballistic missiles from a small boat in the Gulf of Oman. Britain did not identify a destination for the arms, but the U.S. military, which said it provided “intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support” for the operation, said the seizure took place “along a route …

RFL/RE – Reza Pahlavi, the former crown prince of Iran, says the fall of the Islamic republic and the establishment of a democratic government would not only liberate Iranians from the tyranny of a “terrorist regime,” but also benefit global peace and stability and ensure the interests of the international community. Pahlavi, currently in the United Kingdom on the third …

Al-Monitor – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanani said on Tuesday that his country “reserves the right to legal pursuit” against the United States for hosting the Persian-language TV news network Iran International.  “We do strongly advise the US government to be aware of the consequences under international law in hosting a terrorist, violence-promoting, pseudo media outlet,” Kanani declared in comments …

Iranwire – Each week, hundreds of people are taking to the streets of the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan after Friday prayers, defying a bloody repression by the Islamic Republic on five months of anti-government protests. This is a selection of pictures taken on a Friday inside and outside the compound of Zahedan’s Grand Makki Mosque, the largest Sunni mosque …

Iranwire – Five women political prisoners who have recently been released from Iranian prisons have said that their liberation was a result of the ongoing uprising of the “freedom-loving and brave” Iranians against government “oppression.” In a statement titled “Day of Freedom is Near” and received by IranWire on February 16, Alieh Matlabzadeh, Raha Asgarizadeh, Noushin Jafari, Maliheh Jafari and …

VOA — Condemnation of the Islamic Republic’s violent suppression of freedom drew together eight noted Iranian dissidents who gathered to determine how they could more effectively advance their quest to counter what they see as a brutal government marking 44 years of rule after the 1979 Islamic revolution in the country. The prominent exiles converged Friday at Georgetown University in …