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Iran spoke with opposition activists, human rights lawyers and independent journalists and found a mood of foreboding. There is a recurring fear: once the war is finally over the state will escalate its campaign
Iran Chamber of Commerce commission, told a video conference with state-affiliated and private executives on Monday that the shutdown was leading to up to $80m per day in direct and indirect economic damages
executed, killed, imprisoned and disappeared in Iran”. “She is incredibly brave, like all the other women and people of Iran, and I admire all of them. The Islamic republic must release all political prisoners
Iran to speak with those whose voices are silenced by the regime. As a political activist living under severe repression Shirin suffers a feeling of helplessness. "Things [have] happened that we could do nothing about
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Iran, part of a state-orchestrated call to arms during the war. Major squares and streets in Iranian cities remain filled with armoured vehicles and checkpoints controlled by masked armed men, the same personnel
execution”](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/29/family-jailed-iranian-nobel-laureate-suspected-heart-attack-narges-mohammadi). Mohammadi wrote of how her stretches in prison have caused significant damage to her health. She has suffered a pulmonary embolism, seizures, multiple infections, chest pain and other life-threatening medical
executed that morning. One suspect involved in Thursday’s shooting was in custody at the hospital, while police continue to search for a second suspect, identified as 19-year-old Zara Jabbi. Police
Iran, April 21, 2026 [Alireza Masoumi/ISNA via AP] The government’s economic focus has shifted to prioritising procurement of food and medicine through any means, and this week it reinstated a practice to allocate cheap
Iran. Lindsay and Craig say that conditions in Evin prison are better than solitary confinement, but are still tough. "It's not very hygienic. There's no health care, no dental care," Craig says
executive director of Organized Power in Numbers and an organizer, said that the number of [May Day](https://www.theguardian.com/world/may-day) events this year had more than doubled compared with last year. “Last year, there were
Iran would be "living in hell" if it failed to comply with his command. He's now accused Tehran of trying to "blackmail" the US. "I don't expect much from a man who twists
Iran, making it one of the few countries able to communicate with both sides during and after the 12-Day War. [Munir was back in Washington, DC, in September](/news/2025/6/20/amid-us-pakistan-thaw-two-key-challenges-iran-and-china) alongside Sharif for meetings that
protesters, with teachers demanding higher wages threatening to disrupt matches if their wishes are not met. Meanwhile, in Tijuana, the presence of the Iran squad is a consequence of the complex political tensions surrounding
Iran. He adds that, for the time being, Hegseth seems to have Trump's full support. **Senate Republicans introduced a budget resolution Tuesday to fund immigration enforcement agencies.** It's the first step
executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. “It has everything to do with Germany’s support for Israel’s genocide and the manner in which the German government has been willing
executive Michael Thurmond as the steady hand with experience in statewide office, former state Sen. Jason Esteves as the progressive next-generation leader, and [Republican-turned-Democrat Geoff Duncan](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/16/former-lt-gov-geoff-duncan-runs-for-georgia-governor-as-a-democrat-00564859) as a moderate
protesters' ability to organise and access information. Back in January, Iran's Information and Communication Technology Minister, Sattar Hashemi, said that every day of internet blackout cost the economy at least 50 trillion rials
protest that probe, with the senator dropping his opposition only after a U.S. attorney agreed to drop the probe. ### Powell will stay on In a break with tradition, [Powell will remain
executive power, as he exhorted US lawmakers to address global problems collectively in an era of unusually sharp divisions.”  Photograph: Washington Post ## Los Angeles Times Likewise