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Dozens killed in Iran as protests spread over high inflation. All you need to know

January 04, 2026 8:45 pm

The protests, which are the biggest in the past three years, come at a time when Tehran is still reeling with the after effects of a 12-day war launched by Israel in June last year.

Iran protests highlights: 'Rioters must be put in their place', says supreme leader Khamenei as protest death toll rises to 15

January 04, 2026 7:48 pm

Iran protests death toll highlights: Protests over rising living costs in Iran entered its sixth day, with multiple deaths reported in clashes between demonstrators and security forces as unrest spread across several cities.

Deadly clashes, economic distress: What's happening in Iran and why are people protesting?

January 02, 2026 3:23 pm

Iran protests: Shopkeepers and traders initially took to the streets to protest the government’s handling of a sharp fall in the Iranian rial and rapidly rising prices.

Thousands take to the streets of Iran for the third day as protests grow over cost of living crisis

Hundreds take to streets of Iran for third day as protests grow over cost of living crisis

December 31, 2025 12:01 am

On Tuesday, university students joined the shopkeepers and bazaar merchants as the cost of living crisis in the Islamic Republic continues to soar.

From Delhi’s AQI protest to Nepal’s Gen Z revolt, outrage in the age of social media is a new ball game

November 10, 2025 3:35 pm

Revolts are inevitable in networked societies; therefore, UN-led norms for ethical AI and bilateral tech accords are vital to prevent chaos

Sara Khadem of Iran plays against Olga Girya of Russia

Iranian chess player who removed hijab gets Spanish citizenship

July 27, 2023 12:25 pm

Laws enforcing mandatory hijab-wearing became a flashpoint during the unrest that swept Iran when a 22-year-old Iranian-Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, died in the custody of the morality police in mid-September.

Iran's morality police return to streets after protests in a new campaign to impose Islamic dress

July 16, 2023 7:18 pm

Iran's clerical rulers view the hijab as a key pillar of the Islamic revolution that brought them to power, and consider more casual dress a sign of Western decadence.

Iran judiciary head: 22,000 arrested in protests pardoned

March 13, 2023 4:11 pm

The state-run IRNA news agency quoted Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejehi on Monday as announcing the figure.

Exiled Iranian chess player Sara Khadem makes it to magazine cover in Spain

March 09, 2023 11:21 pm

Khadem made news in December last year after she competed in the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships in Almaty without a headscarf. Consequently, she had to seek exile in Spain.