In its crackdown to quash the anti-hijab protests triggered by Mahsa Amini's death, the Iranian security forces, according to a human rights organisation, have allegedly killed 72 civilians just in the last week.

Iran | Human rights organisation claims 72 civilians, including women and children, killed in past week

Iranian judiciary said on Tuesday that 40 foreign nationals had been arrested over two months of protests in the country. "Forty foreign nationals implicated in the recent riots have been arrested," judiciary spokesman Masoud Setayeshi said in comments carried by its Mizan Online news website.

Forty foreigners arrested during protests after Amini death, claims Iran

Iran's security forces shot dead three people on Saturday (November 19), a rights group has said. The shootings took place in the western province of Kurdistan. This has added to the toll of the deadly protests that erupted in the Islamic republic after Mahsa Amini's death.

Iran: Three protesters shot dead in Mahsa Amini's home province, toll goes further up

Widespread anti-hijab protests have gripped Iran since the middle of September. In recent days, the protests have taken multiple 'bloody' turns - incidents have been reported from multiple Iranian cities where protesters were shot dead by Security Forces as a result the protests have only intensified.

Iran: Nine people shot dead by unidentified assailants, four more protesters awarded death sentence

The situation in Iran escalated once again on Wednesday as security forces opened fire on protesters at a metro station in Tehran. Videos and pictures shared on the social media showed that the forces attacked the protesters who had gathered to protest against the custodial death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini and they even beat up women who were not wearing the mandatory hair coverings in public.

Iranian security forces open fire at Tehran metro station amid ongoing protests

As the anti-hijab demonstrations swell in Iran, the security forces in the country continue to violently clamp down these protests. In a latest incident, the Iranian Security Forces opened fire on people at a metro station in Tehran. The forces used batons to hit women who were not following the country's strict dress code.

Iran: Brutal clampdown on protests at metro station in Tehran

Iran: 5 killed as Iranian Security Forces open fire at anti-hijab protesters in Tehran

Women-led protests are still going on in Iran since Mahsa Amini's death in morality police's custody but the hardline Islamic Republic has vowed brutal crackdown on the protesters. An Iranian court has issued death penalty to three more protesters taking the total to five in the last three days.

Iran issues death sentences to three protesters; five protesters sentenced to death in three days

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has found himself in soup after deleting a tweet where he falsely stated that the Iranian regime had sentenced 15,000 protesters to death.

Canadian PM Trudeau deletes tweet falsely claiming Iran sentenced 15,000 to death

Two protesters were shot dead by Iranian security forces on Tuesday, as the nationwide protests in the aftermath of the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini reached a new peak.

Two protesters killed by Iranian forces on the anniversary of bloody 2019 crackdown

The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday (November 15) urged Iran government to immediately release peaceful protesters who have been detained by authorities in the country.

Release peaceful protesters, UN urges Iran

The European Union has decided to impose a new round of sanctions on Iranian officials who were accused of repression of protests following the death of Mahsa Amini.

EU imposes new round of sanctions on Iranian officials over handling of protests

A semi-official news agency in Iran, Tasnim news agency, said Thursday that Iranian authorities have arrested Elham Afkari, the sister of a wrestler who was executed in 2020.

Elham Afkari: Iran detains woman over alleged links to foreign-based channel

A top Iranian actor has posted an image of herself on Instagram without a headscarf to stand in solidarity with the ongoing anti-Hijab protests against the government's act. The protests have rocked the country since the death of Mahsa Amini - the 22-year-old, who died in mid-September after being arrested by the Iranian Morality Police.

Iran anti-Hijab row: Iranian actor Taraneh Alidoosti posts picture without headscarf

Amid a crackdown on mass protests in Iran, two British-Iranian women journalists have been charged with "propaganda" against the state, the judiciary said Tuesday (November 8).

Did Iran issue death threats to UK-based women journalists?

Just days after Iran's lawmakers urged country's courts to rein in the 'rioters', the judiciary has said that it will deal firmly with anyone who causes disruption or commits crimes.

Iran protests: After lawmakers' appeal, Iran judiciary speaks tough

Two months after Mahsa Amini's death, Iran has been experiencing its biggest show of descent on its streets in many years as women have taken to the streets and have also publicly burnt their hijabs.

Iran: Protests continue over Mahsa Amini's death; over 300 protesters killed till now

Hardline Iranian lawmakers on Sunday (November 6) urged the country's judiciary to "deal decisively" with those behind the unrest and protests. The demand has come amid the Islamic Republic's failing efforts to suppress the show of dissent which is turning out to be the biggest in years.

Iran lawmakers urge severe punishment for 'rioters'

Rattled by the protests in the aftermath of the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, the Iranian security forces have launched a series of attacks on university students at campuses across the country.

Iranian security forces target university campuses, arrest students to quell protests

Saudi Arabia has shared intelligence with the USA, suggesting that Iran may be gearing up to launch an armed offensive against the kingdom and other energy infrastructure across West Asia, according to multiple reports.

'Iran may attack the kingdom,' says Saudi in an intelligence report shared with the US

The death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in Iran has started a revolution that has entered its seventh week. On Monday, the students of Hormozgan University in Bandar Abbas tore down the gender segregation barrier in the cafeteria, sending a strong message to the Khamenei administration.

WATCH | Iranian students tear down gender segregation barrier during protests

The Iranian government on Monday (October 31) said that 1,000 people will face public trials in the capital city of Tehran for their alleged involvement in the nationwide protests.

Anti-hijab protest: Iran indicts 1,000 protesters, plans public trials

The protests surrounding the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini continue to impact Iran as students clashed with security forces all around the country on Sunday. According to human rights groups, the clashes took place as the Iranian government continue their crackdown on the protestors.

Violent clashes break out between students and security forces in Iran: Report

Germany said on Monday (October 31) that the Europen Union is thinking of imposing more sanctions against Iran over "excessive" crackdown on demonstrators. "I am shocked that people who are peacefully demonstrating at protests in Iran are dying," Scholz tweeted.

EU thinking of more sanctions against Iran over 'excessive' crackdown, says Scholz

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