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Local News and Views from Iran – The “Local” section is dedicated to political news stories from Iran that do not fall under any of the other main categories, including municipal issues, special interests groups, party politics, and statements from religious figures.

Local

Lawyer: Mahsa Amini’s family wants fact-finding committee to probe her death

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The lawyer for the family of 22-year-old Iranian girl Mahsa Amini who died in police custody over two weeks ago told Etemad Daily that her relatives want an independent fact-finding committee to probe Ms. Amini’s death.
Local

Iranian parl. speaker: Culprits in Mahsa Amini’s death should be immediately dealt with

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The Iranian parliament speaker says a clear light should be shed on the death of Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian woman who died in police custody two weeks ago, stressing those who are responsible for her demise should be confronted.
Local

Iranian daily: Tolerance key to ending riots forever

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Iran’s Etala’at daily has called on the establishment to be tolerant and talk to the people to prevent sudden outpours of public anger, amid ongoing protests and riots over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in morality police custody two weeks ago.
Local

Report: Protests erupt at some Iranian universities

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With the reopening of the Iranian universities, students have held protests in some universities across Iran.
Local

Iranian daily urges Raisi to act on pledge to establish center for protests

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An Iranian daily pointed to President Ebrahim Raisi’s statement that protests “are absolutely okay” in Iran, urging the chief executive to make good on the pledge of paving the way for anti-government gatherings.
Local

Iran’s stealth drones capable of striking MKO base in Albania: Iranian Paper

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A state-run Iranian newspaper says the country is in possession of radar-evading unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) which it can use to strike the base of the anti-Iran Mojahedeen Khalq Organization (MKO) terrorist group in Albania.
Local

Eminent Iranian movie director’s passport seized upon arrival in Tehran

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Renowned Iranian movie director and actor Mehran Modiri, who had left the country a few days ago, has had his passport confiscated upon arrival in Iran.
Local

Iranian daily warns officials against rejoicing over waning protests

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An Iranian newspaper has cautioned officials against looking at the dying protests in Iran through the prism of optimism, warning the smoldering fire can turn into raging flames next time and cause a bigger chaos.
Local

Iranian police killed in riots laid to rest in Khorramabad

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Iranians join a funeral procession in the western city of Khorramabad for a member of the country’s law enforcement force who lost his life during recent violent riots near the capital, Tehran.
Local

Former Iranian TV host arrested over ‘ties to unrest’

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A former Iranian television host has been arrested by security agents on charges of ‘inciting riots and sympathizing with the enemy’ following the deadly protests in several Iranian cities after the death of a woman in police custody, according to Mehr News Agency.
Local

Iran president: Mahsa Amini’s death tragic but chaos should be avoided

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President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran says the death of a young Iranian woman in police custody two weeks ago was a tragic incident that saddened the nation, but warned against opportunistic behaviors to cause upheaval in the country.
Local

Family of Mahsa Amini files lawsuit against police who arrested Iranian girl

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A lawyer for the family of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Iranian girl who died in morality police custody in Iran, says her family has filed a lawsuit against those who arrested her, that's according to national Iranian TV.
Local

President Raisi: Enemies’ attempt to sow sedition stems from fear for establishment’s clout

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said during his meeting with foreign officials, they admitted Iran’s progress in various fields and said their countries need to enjoy the Islamic Republic’s achievements.
Local

Sociologist: Protests in Iran won’t die down unless ruling methods change

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Iran is impregnated with emotional reactions due to the ‘wrong ways of ruling’ by the government, and if the feeling of 'rejection and discrimination among people' does not disappear, protest movements will continue in various ways, a renowned sociologist and politician has warned.
Local

Iranian activist Faezeh Hashemi arrested over ‘ties to deadly protests’

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Political activist Faezeh Hashemi has been arrested by Iranian security forces for alleged involvement in the protests triggered after the death of a young woman in police custody two weeks ago, according to Tasnim News Agency.
Local

Funeral in Mashahd for two people killed by rioters

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People in the Iranian city of Mashhad have held a funeral ceremony for two people killed by rioters in recent days in Khorasan Razavi Province.
Security

Interior minister: There’s evidence Amini not subjected to beating in custody

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Iran’s interior minister says definitive medical evidence suggests Mahsa Amini, who died in the custody of morality police last week, had not been subjected to beating by those in charge of the detention facility.
Local

Iranians hold rallies nationwide to condemn violent riots

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Iranians hold demonstrations across the country to condemn the recent deadly riots that have hit several cities, with elements behind the violence launching attacks on security forces, public property, and sanctities.
Security

IRGC: New wave of ‘Daesh-style’ violence organized by Iran enemies doomed to failure

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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) expresses gratitude for the Iranian nation’s vigilance in the face of yet another “organized conspiracy” that the enemies and their domestic elements are pursing against the country in the aftermath of the death of a young woman in custody, stressing that the plot is doomed to failure.
Local

Iran communications minister rejects reports of possible internet blackouts

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The Iranian government’s official news agency, IRNA, has dismissed reports citing the minister of communications and information technology as saying that access to internet could be limited or cut off in the coming days amid protests over the death of Mahsa Amini after being taken into custody by the moral police in Tehran.
Local

Kayhan: Iran must not be silent in face of parties that provoke riots

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A Tehran-based daily close to Principlists says the Islamic establishment in Iran should not stay silent in the face of those who set the stage for chaos in the country, as the role of Western spy services is already crystal clear in riots that occasionally hit Iranian cities.
Local

Protests grip Iranian cities after death of young woman in custody

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Street protests break out in many Iranian cities amid anger in the country over the death of a young woman who had a heart attack in the custody of morality police, as official investigations continue to determine the exact cause of the tragedy.
Politics

Iran’s Leader appoints new members to Expediency Council for 5-year term

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei appoints the chairman and members of Iran’s Expediency Council for another five-year term.
Parliament

Ghalibaf: Iran’s parl’t to push for morality police reforms

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After the recent death of a young Iranian woman caused a huge uproar nationwide, the speaker of the Iranian parliament has tasked the Domestic Affairs Committee of the legislature with investigating and improving the morality police’s performance.
Local

Protests erupt at universities in Iran over death of 22-year old Mahsa Amini

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Several groups of students have held protests in universities of Tehran against the death of a young woman who had a heart attack while in police custody.
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