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In a range of ways, young Iranian women – with the support of men – are working to change their lives and with that, their country.
Iranian newspaper headlines about the protests that started with death of Mahsa Amini.
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Controversy of veils goes back more than a century, a scholar of Iran explains.
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Public support for the latest protests in Iran is unusually high and widespread. Demonstrations are underway in cities large and small, neighbourhoods rich and poor.
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Real change will come from the streets, not the ballot box.
Limited choice: former head of Iran’s judiciary, Ebrahim Raisi, is seen as the runaway favourite to win the 2021 election.
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The election result seems a foregone conclusion, but the country’s political future is far from certain.