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4 die in fire at Iran prison holding political detainees

Four inmates were killed at a Tehran prison known for holding political prisoners and dissidents after a large fire broke out when clashes erupted between inmates and guards.

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Raisi blames Biden for inciting "chaos and terror" in Iran - IRNA

President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday blamed his U.S. counterpart for inciting "chaos, terror, and destruction" in Iran, the official IRNA news agency reported, amid protests that have rocked the country for the past four weeks.

Reuters

Iran officials say Tehran prison blaze has been extinguished

Iranian media say a fire at a prison holding political prisoners and anti-government activists has been extinguished and that no prisoners have escaped

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Fire, Clashes Erupt at Iran's Evin Prison

A fire and clashes erupted at Tehran's notorious Evin prison Saturday night as the protest movement sparked by Mahsa Amini's death in custody entered a fifth week. The facility in northern Tehran is infamous for the ill-treatment of political prisoners and also holds foreign detainees.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Four inmates killed in fire at Tehran’s Evin prison: State media

At least four people killed and 61 injured after violence and fire inside a high-security Evin prison.

Al Jazeera

Fire engulfs Iran prison holding political prisoners amid unrest

A large fire broke out at a prison in Tehran after clashes erupted between prisoners and prison staff, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

Tribune News Service

A huge fire broke out at Iran's Evin prison, where political prisoners are held

Iran's state-run IRNA reported that there were clashes between prisoners in one ward and prison personnel, citing a senior security official.

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Eight died in a fire at Iran's Evin prison, which holds political prisoners

Iran's judiciary raised the death toll Monday in a blaze at Tehran's notorious Evin prison, saying that at least eight prisoners were killed as protests continue nationwide.

WEKU

Iranian President Vows Vengeance Against 'Architects of Conspiracy'

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said his government would take revenge from "the architects of the conspiracy." The official IRNA news agency quoted Raisi as saying in a telephone conversation with the family of a deceased Basij officer that the responsible authorities are keen to take revenge from those responsible for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran state news agency denies reports of strike at Abadan refinery

Iran's major Abadan refinery was operating normally on Tuesday after reports of unrest at the site, Iran's state news agency IRNA reported.

Reuters

Iran State TV Hacked with Image of Khamenei in Crosshairs

Hackers supporting Iran's wave of women-led protests interrupted a state TV news broadcast with an image of gun-sight crosshairs and flames over an image of supreme leader Ali Khamenei, in footage widely shared online on Sunday. In other anti-regime messages, activists have spray-painted "Death to Khamenei" and "The police are…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian state coroner says Mahsa Amini did not die from blows to body

An Iranian coroner's report denied Mahsa Amini had died due to blows to the head and limbs while in the custody of Iran's morality police and linked her death to pre-existing medical conditions, state media said on Friday.

Reuters

Iranian coroner says Mahsa Amini did not die from blows to body

An Iranian coroner's report into the death of Mahsa Amini said she did not die due to blows to the head and limbs but from multiple organ failure caused by cerebral hypoxia, the official news agency IRNA reported on Friday.

Reuters

Iran Airs Video with 2 French Citizens Arrested for 'Spying'

Iran on Thursday published video showing two French citizens arrested for spying amid ongoing protests roiling the country that Tehran has sought to describe as a foreign plot instead of local anger over the death of a 22-year-old detained by the country's morality police. The video released by the state-run…

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Iran Summons UK Envoy, Again, over Anti-crackdown Complaints

Iran summoned the British ambassador, again, for what it said were “provocative” statements made by London over Tehran’s crackdown on widespread protests, Iran’s state news reported on Wednesday. Iranian authorities summoned Simon Shercliff for the second time in less than 10 days and “strongly condemned the interventionist statements resorting to…

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US Denies Releasing Iranian Funds Held Abroad in Exchange for Setting Namazi Free

The Biden administration has welcomed Iran allowing the US-Iranian dual national Bagher Namazi to leave the country after having banned him from travel for seven years but denied that the release was linked to unfreezing Iranian funds in South Korea. Namazi’s son, Siamak Namazi, was also granted a provisional release…

The Independent UK

State news: 4 elite paramilitary Guards killed in Iran clash

Iran’s official IRNA news agency reports that an attack by armed separatists on a police station in a southeastern city has killed 19 people, including four members of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard

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Iran Guards Commander Killed in Baluchistan Clashes

A senior commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards was killed during clashes in the southeastern province of Baluchistan on Friday, an incident that further deepened the Iranian internal crisis in the third week of the outbreak of the “women’s uprising.” The regional governor told the state television that the violence…

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Kurdish officials: Death toll climbs in Iranian drone attack

An Iranian drone bombing campaign targeting the bases of an Iranian-Kurdish opposition group in northern Iraq has killed at least nine people and wounded 32 others

The Independent UK

Iran vows to crush women-led protests with ‘no leniency’ as unrest enters 10th day

Iran has accused the US, UK and other countries of stoking protests, which began with uproar over a woman’s death

WEKU

Protests in Iran reach 10th night as Iranians summon U.K. ambassador over coverage

Iran's Foreign Ministry said Sunday it summoned Britain's ambassador to protest what it described as a hostile atmosphere created by London-based Farsi language media outlets.

Radio France Internationale

At least 17 killed in Iran amid growing protests over woman's death

Protests have spread across Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini after the young woman was arrested by the morality police for wearing her headscarf 'improperly'. The official death toll has risen from nine to seventeen, although rights group believe over 30 civilians have been killed.

The Guardian - UK

Iran sends police to end Mahsa Amini protests as reports say seven killed

Internet blackouts and Instagram blocks also reported amid anger after 22-year-old woman’s death in custody

Bangkok Post

6 reported killed as Iran protests spread over woman's death

PARIS: Protests have spread across Iran over the death of Mahsa Amini after the young woman was arrested by the morality police, as a rights group said Wednesday two more protesters were killed overnight, raising the toll to six.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran President Defiant as 8 Reported Dead in Protests over Woman’s Death

Iran's president on Wednesday accused the West of hypocrisy in its criticism of Tehran as eight people were reported dead in growing protests over the death of a young woman arrested by morality police. President Ebrahim Raisi struck a defiant tone on a visit to the United Nations, with demonstrators…

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