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Ever since the start of the current uprising in Iran the revolution has been described as leaderless, but it seems that the leader of this movement cannot be assigned an individual but rather resides in an energetic force binding people together in a forceful battle against a leaderless and oppressive government. This force has spread like a wind across the …

Al-Arabia – There will be “mass executions” of protesters in Iran if Tehran does not face “serious consequences” for its execution of a protester, a human rights group warned on Thursday, after the Islamic Republic carried out its first death penalty over demonstrations sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death. Mohsen Shekari, who had been convicted of wounding a member of the security forces …

RFL/RE – Students at Tehran University say they were beaten back by security forces as they tried to hold a protest as President Ebrahim Raisi arrived to deliver a speech amid anti-government unrest that has rocked the country since the September death of a young woman while in police custody for allegedly wearing a head scarf improperly. The Students’ Union …

Iranwire – The third day of a national strike in Iran was marked by mass protests in most cities in the country in which demonstrators called for the downfall of the clerical regime despite a bloody state crackdown that has left hundreds of people killed. In Tehran, security officers fired bullets and tear gas to disperse crowds who had gathered …

Iranwire – Iranian security forces have shot and killed a 21-year-old man during anti-government protests in the northwestern Kurdish city of Sanandaj. According to the information received by IranWire, Houman Abdollahi was shot in Hassan Abad neighborhood on December 7 and died of his wounds in Kosar hospital. No further details were immediately available. A number of people were also …