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Iranwire – “We just fight for a normal life,” says Sara, who plans to join dozens of British-Iranian women in a silent march in the center of London on March 8, International Women’s Day. They will wear the red cloaks and white bonnets imposed on female characters in the television series The Handmaid’s Tale, based on Margaret Atwood’s novel of the …

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 …

Al-Monitor – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi ordered authorities on Wednesday to investigate the poisoning of schoolgirls in the country. The poison attacks are furthering discontent with the Islamic Republic amid continued protests in the country.  Local reports have suggested that the wave of poisonings has been going on for months in different schools across Iran, with female students taken to the …

Shabtabnews – In a statement the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights (IOPHR) condemned the use of chemical poisons by Basij groups against young female students . The statement stated that : “Reliable news outlets have reported the death of at least one young female student, as a result of poisoning caused by the Basiji groups affiliated with the Islamic …

RFL/RE – Iran’s national currency, the rial, plummeted to new record lows on the country’s unregulated market over the weekend, trading for 601,500 to the dollar, its lowest-ever rate. On February 28, the rial stood at 569,000 against the U.S. dollar, according to the foreign-exchange site Bonbast.com. Iranian authorities have blamed the currency’s fall on alleged attempts by the country’s …