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Gen Z Iranians: ‘We won’t let Iran become another North Korea’

ON THE GROUND: Despite widespread repression following January’s protests, young Iranians tell Sayeh Rahimy they won’t back down – and they won’t forget

The Independent UK · Oct 31

Inside Iran’s petrol crisis: How war with the US has taken its toll

INDEPENDENT PERSIAN: Amirhossein Miresmaeili hears from motorists inside Iran about severe fuel shortages and contaminated petrol, seven months into the ongoing conflict with the US

The Independent UK · Sep 20

Meet the young Iranian protestors facing execution

INDEPENDENT PERSIAN: As Iran ramps up executions of protestors, Amirhossein Miresmaeili speaks to the families and friends of those on death row

The Independent UK · Sep 5

Iran’s young protesters are living in hiding for fear of execution: ‘Even my mother doesn’t know where I am’

INDEPENDENT PERSIAN: Amirhossein Miresmaeili speaks to protestors on the run from the regime as arrests and executions surge, and finds protestors still riddled with bullets but too scared to go to hospital

The Independent UK · May 24

Connection at a cost: The high-risk world of Iran’s underground VPN market after internet blackout

INDEPENDENT PERSIAN: Users are risking it all to get online as operators gain the ability to monitor activity during the nationwide internet shutdown, writes Alireza Manafi

The Independent UK · Apr 5

Arrests, beatings and an atmosphere of fear: Iranians on life under wartime ‘martial law’

INDEPENDENT PERSIAN: Reports from within Iran point to an increase in checkpoints and surveillance, with claims of phones seized and social media monitored, writes Amirhossein Miresmaeili

The Independent UK · Apr 4

Teachers, athletes and students arrested in new Iran crackdown during US-Israel war

INDEPENDENT PERSIAN: Amirhossein Miresmaeili reports on an increase in security-related arrests in Iran during its conflict with the US and Israel

The Independent UK · Mar 21

Iranians tell the world: The war must continue until the Ayatollah’s regime collapses

INDEPENDENT PERSIAN: Amirhossein Miresmaeili hears from people in Tehran enduring internet blackouts and military strikes from fighter jets, as they say their greatest fear is the regime surviving the conflict

The Independent UK · Mar 13

Tehran police station at heart of Iranian repression destroyed in US-Israel bombing

INDEPENDENT PERSIAN: What collapsed in Punak on Monday evening was not only the walls of a police station, but one of the pillars of the Islamic Republic’s urban repression apparatus, reports Amirhossein Miresmaeili

The Independent UK · Mar 8

Inside Iran’s rocketing prices: ‘Food is available – we just can’t afford it’

IN FOCUS: Iranians are discarding shopping trolleys – instead only buying a few goods at a time at the supermarket as the ongoing conflict prompts a sharp drop in purchasing power. Independent Persian reports

The Independent UK · Mar 6