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Israel’s military is aiming at the Iranian police state that severely crushed protests and resulted in the deaths of thousands, hoping to pave the way for a popular uprising to topple the Islamic government.

Six months after protests fueled by anger over deep-rooted corruption brought down Nepal’s elected government, political parties are now campaigning for the March 5 general elections with a common message: each claims to be the best choice to combat graft.

Members of Iran’s ruling elite have been accused of blatant hypocrisy for allegedly using the state’s wealth to finance their adult children’s lives in the West, while overseeing increasing economic hardship and repression in their own country.

The administration of President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against the University of California system, accusing it of discrimination against Jewish and Israeli employees at UCLA, which the Justice Department referred to as an antisemitic hostile work environment.

Tehran has rejected the US president’s statements during the State of the Union address regarding its missile and nuclear programs, as the Geneva talks are set to resume under military pressure.

Amirhossein Saedi’s father had advised him to remain at home. The protests spreading across Iran were becoming increasingly perilous by the day, and the 19-year-old computer science student was still recuperating from an illness.

Police in Tirana used tear gas and water cannons on Friday to break up protesters who threw petrol bombs and fireworks at the office of Prime Minister Edi Rama, as the demonstrators called for the government’s resignation over corruption allegations involving his deputy.

The Iranian authorities must immediately halt all plans to execute eight individuals sentenced to death after being convicted of committing offences during the January 2026 nationwide protests, Amnesty International said today. The organization is urging authorities to quash their convictions and death sentences, and promptly put an end to expedited torture-tainted grossly unfair trials against at least 22 others in connection to the uprising.

They strike bodies with rubber bullets and burn eyes with pepper spray. They throw tear gas and explosive flash-bangs at chanting crowds. They break car windows. They push people to the ground. They drive vehicles into crowds and aim their guns.

President Donald Trump has announced that his administration is "going to de-escalate a little bit" in Minnesota, following the second fatal shooting of a US citizen by federal immigration officers in the area.

Jordanian law enforcement utilized Israeli-made technology to access the phones of activists protesting against Israel’s attacks on civilians in Gaza, according to a report released today by The Citizen Lab and court records reviewed by OCCRP.

Over 2,000 anti-ICE demonstrators filled a corner of Central Park on Sunday in the latest large-scale protest following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week.

Iran came to a near halt on Wednesday as businesses, universities, and government offices closed due to a government-ordered shutdown amid protests driven by an escalating political and economic crisis.

More than 10,000 people gathered outside parliament to oppose the amendments supported by populist leader Remigijus Žemaitaitis, which would make it easier to dismiss LRT’s director general, a move journalists claim threatens media freedom.

More than 250 people have been arrested in Charlotte, North Carolina, as part of President Donald Trump’s escalating crackdown on undocumented immigration, US officials say.

Tens of thousands of people gathered Monday at Manila’s Quirino Grandstand for the second day of a three-day protest demanding accountability for alleged corruption in government-funded flood-control projects.

Under siege by large-scale protests over the past year, the government of Serbia has gained support from a group of convicts and suspected criminals who have confronted demonstrators — occasionally resorting to physical violence.

In Tanzania, a country friendly to Russia, large-scale protests erupted on the day of presidential and parliamentary elections.

Protesters took to the streets of Morocco again a month after anti-corruption rallies spread across the country, now calling for freedom and justice for over 1,500 detained demonstrators. Hundreds have already been sentenced to up to 15 years in prison.

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