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Iran executes two more men in connection with protests, draws international condemnation
•Iran drew international condemnation on Saturday as it executed two men for killing a paramilitary force member in November during unprecedented protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death in custody.
Iran’s Supreme Court accepts rapper’s appeal against execution
Fp Staff •The rapper – an ethnic Kurd—was taken into custody for supporting the anti-regime protests and writing protest songs. Saman was arrested for ‘waging a war against God’
The Year of Shock: From the Shraddha Walkar murder to Shinzo Abe’s assassination, the news that horrified us
Fp Explainers •Amid war and civic unrest, the year delivered some shocking news. The most horrific of crimes were the mass graves in Ukraine, the gory murder of Shraddha Walkar by her live-in partner Aftab Amin Poonawala, and the assassination of Japan’s Shinzo Abe
Iran carries out first known execution over Mahsa Amini protests
•"Mohsen Shekari, a rioter who blocked Sattar Khan Street in Tehran on 25 September and wounded one of the security guards with a machete, was executed this morning," the judiciary's Mizan Online website said.
Iranian workers go on strike, youths boycott classes to protest death of Mahsa Amini
•An Oslo-based group called Iran Human Rights shared videos of shops closed in Tehran, Qazvin west of the capital, the northern city of Rasht, and Divandarreh in Mahsa Amini's home province of Kurdistan, among others
Explained: What Iran’s decision to suspend morality police could mean
Fp Explainers •Iran’s Attorney General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri said that the country’s morality police has been suspended following unprecedented unrest. However, the state media has denied the claim with other authorities giving no clear answers. Is this just an attempt to pacify protesters?
Not Just Football: How Iran is bringing anti-government protests to FIFA World Cup 2022
Fp Explainers •As Iran continues to see unprecedented protests against the autocratic regime, its team chose to remain mum while the national anthem played before the match against England at the Qatar World Cup. Fans in the stands held placards and chanted anti-government slogans