A common thread runs across the protests in Iran—economic distress and continued dissatisfaction with the clerical regime from various corners of the Iranian populace.
In 'Woman! Life! Freedom!', originally written in French, Chowra Makaremi documents the events of the 2022 uprising in Iran that was sparked following the death of Mahsa Amini.
Marking the 2nd anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death, a joint statement by Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, and the US urged the Iranian government to end the use of force to enforce the hijab requirement.
Some experts say the criticism sheds light on divisions within religious authorities, but doubt whether it will be 'game-changing'. Others say silence of other clerics is significant too.
The house of Niloofar Hamedi, an Iranian journalist specialising in women's rights, was raided by intelligence agents who arrested & confiscated her belongings, her lawyer said.
Demonstrations began on 17 Sept at Mahsa Amini's funeral in Saqez, with protesters calling for the downfall of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Authorities deny the use of live bullets.
From Abbas Kiarostami to Rakshan Bani-Etemad and Mania Akbari, for Iranian filmmakers it has been a carefully choreographed waltz of rebellion against stifling hijab rules.
The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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