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Al-Arabia – Iran’s army said on Friday it will “confront the enemies” to ensure security, the toughest warning yet to nationwide protesters enraged by the death of a woman held by police. Iranians have staged nationwide demonstrations over the case of Mahsa Amini, 22, who died last week after being arrested by the morality police for wearing “unsuitable attire.” The army said …

RFL/RE – Meta Platforms has denied accusations by Iranian activists that its WhatsApp messaging platform has been working with the government to disrupt communications outside the country amid growing civil unrest over the death of a 22-year-old after she was arrested by morality police for failing to adhere to the country’s strict rules on wearing a hijab. Tehran has restricted the popular …

Iranwire – Protests against the mullahs’ dictatorship continued for the seventh night in more than 30 cities in Iran on Thursday. Women burned their headscarves, crowds gathered around bonfires and individual citizens engaged with security forces working overtime to violently disperse them. 🎥 مردم معترض #تهران به صورت گسترده در خیابان مقاومت می‌کنند و شعار می‌دهند.ویدیوهای منتشر شده حاکی از …

Iranwire – The Anonymous hacktivist collective claims to have taken down the official website of Iran’s Supreme Leader. Anonymous launched a campaign against Iranian state digital infrastructure yesterday in a bid to support ongoing pro-democracy protests in the country sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini. https://t.co/d9qEvnl9YW | Ayatollah Khamenei Down. By : https://t.co/STAJiVvwta @YourAnonSpider #Anonymous #OpIran pic.twitter.com/e49Ni8ByWU— Spid3r 🕷️ …

Iranwire – Iranian blogger and pro-freedom of expression activist Hossein Ronaghi was arrested this evening. Moments before, he had sent a message to his mother saying “they” had come to his house. The activist had posted prolifically on Twitter about the ongoing protests in Iran. Earlier on Thursday he had echoed reports from others that security agencies were co-opting ambulances …