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Sulimaniyah (Iraq), Oct 9 (AP) Growing up under a repressive system, Sharo, a 35-year-old university graduate, never thought she would hear words of open rebellion spoken out loud.
Now she herself chants slogans like “Death to the Dictator!” with a fury she didn't know she had, as she joins protests calling for toppling the country's rulers.
Sharo said that after three weeks of protests, triggered by the death of a young woman in the custody of the feared morality police, anger at the authorities is only rising, despite a bloody crackdown that has left dozens dead and hundreds in detention.
“The situation here is tense and volatile,” she said, referring to the city of Sanandaj in the majority Kurdish home district of the same name in northwestern Iran, one of the hot spots of the protests.
“We are just waiting for something to happen, like a time-bomb," she said, speaking to The Associated Press via Telegram messenger service.
The anti-government protests in Sanandaj, 300 miles (500 kilometres) from the capital, are a microcosm of the leaderless protests that have roiled Iran.
Led largely by women and youth, they have evolved from spontaneous mass gatherings in central areas to scattered demonstrations in residential areas, schools and universities as activists try to evade an increasingly brutal crackdown.
Tensions rose again on Saturday in Sanandaj after rights monitors said two protesters were shot dead and several were wounded, following a resumption of demonstrations.
Residents said there has been a heavy security presence in the city, with constant patrols and security personnel stationed on major streets.
The Associated Press spoke to six female activists in Sanandaj who said suppression tactics, including beatings, arrests, the use of live ammunition and internet disruptions make it difficult at times to keep the momentum going.
Yet protests persist, along with other expressions of civil disobedience, such as commercial strikes and drivers honking horns at security forces.
The activists in the city spoke on the condition their full names be withheld fearing reprisals by Iranian authorities. Their accounts were corroborated by three human rights monitors.
THE BURIAL Three weeks ago, the news of the death of 22-year old Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police in Tehran spread rapidly across her home province of Kurdistan, of which Sanandaj is the capital.
The response was swift in the impoverished and historically marginalised area.
As the burial was underway in Amini's town of Saqqez on September 17, protesters were already filling Sanandaj's main thoroughfare, activists said.
People of all ages were present and began chanting slogans that would be repeated in cities across Iran: “Woman. Life. Freedom.” The Amini family had been under pressure from the government to bury Mahsa quickly before a critical mass of protesters formed, said Afsanah, a 38-year-old clothing designer from Saqqez.
She was at the burial that day and followed the crowds from the cemetery to the city square.
Rozan, a 32-year old housewife, didn't know Amini personally. But when she heard the young woman had died in the custody of the morality police in Tehran and had been arrested for violating the Islamic Republic's hijab rules, she felt compelled to take to the street that day.
“The same thing happened to me,” she said. In 2013, like Amini, she had ventured to the capital with a friend when she was apprehended by the morality police because her abaya, or loose robe that is part of the mandatory dress code, was too short.
She was taken to the same facility where Amini later died, and fingerprinted and made to sign a declaration of guilt.
“It could have been me,” she said. In the years since then Rozan, a former nurse, was fired from the local government health department for being too vocal about her views about women's rights.
After the funeral, she saw an elderly woman take a step forward and in one swift gesture, remove her headscarf. “I felt inspired to do the same,” she said.
SUPPRESSION In the first three days after the burial, protesters were plucked from the demonstrations in arrest sweeps in Sanandaj. By the end of the week, arrests targeted known activists and protest organizers.
Dunya, a lawyer, said she was one among a small group of women's rights activists who helped organise protests. They also asked shopkeepers to respect a call for a commercial strike along the city's main streets.
“Almost all the women in our group are in jail now,” she said.
Internet blackouts made it difficult for protesters to communicate with one another across cities and with the outside world.
“We would wake up in the morning and have no idea what was happening,” said Sharo, the university graduate. The internet would return intermittently, often late at night or during working hours, but swiftly cut off in the late afternoon, the time many would gather to protest.
The heavy security presence also prevented mass gatherings.
“There are patrols in almost every street, and they break up groups, even if its just two or three people walking on the street,” said Sharo.
During demonstrations security forces fired pellet guns and tear gas at the crowd causing many to run. Security personnel on motorcycles also drove into crowds in an effort to disperse them.
All activists interviewed said they either witnessed or heard live ammunition. Iranian authorities have so far denied this, blaming separatist groups on occasions when the use of live fire was verified.
The two protesters killed on Saturday in Sanandaj were killed by live fire, according to the France-based Kurdistan Human Rights network.
Protesters say fear is a close companion. The wounded were often reluctant to use ambulances or go to hospitals, worried they might get arrested. Activists also suspected government informants were trying to blend in with the crowds.
But acts of resistance have continued.
“I assure you the protests are not over,” said Sharo. “The people are angry, they are talking back to the police in ways I have never seen.” DISOBEDIENCE The anger runs deep. In Sanandaj the confluence of three factors has rendered the city a ripe ground for protest activity — a history of Kurdish resistance, rising poverty and a long history of women's rights activism.
Yet the protests are not defined along ethnic or regional lines even though they were sparked in a predominantly Kurdish area, said Tara Sepehri Fars, a researcher for Human Rights Watch. “It's been very unique in that sense,” she said.
There have been waves of protest in Iran in recent years, the largest in 2009 bringing large crowds into the streets after what protesters felt was a stolen election.
But the continued defiance and demands for regime change during the current wave seem to pose the most serious challenge in years to the Islamic Republic.
Like most of Iran, Sanandaj has suffered as US sanctions and the coronavirus pandemic devastated the economy and spurred inflation.
Far from the capital, in the fringes of the country, its majority Kurdish residents are eyed with suspicion by the regime.
By the third week, with the opening of universities and schools, students began holding small rallies and joined the movement.
Videos circulated on social media showed students jeering school masters, school girls removing their headscarves on the street and chanting: “One by one they will kill us if we don't stand together.” One university student said they were planning on boycotting classes altogether.
Afsanah, the clothing designer, said that she likes wearing headscarves. “But I am protesting because it was never my choice.” Her parents, fearing for her safety, tried to persuade her to stay home. But she disobeyed them, pretending to go to work in the morning only to search for protest gatherings around the city.
“I am angry, and I am without fear — we just need this feeling to overflow on the street,” she said. 

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Hackers broke into evening news on Iran's state TV, just as footage of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was being broadcast. Iran is witnessing its biggest-ever protests led by women against the killing of a Kurdish girl who died in police custody

Hackers broke into evening news on Iran's state TV, just as footage of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was being broadcast. Iran is witnessing its biggest-ever protests led by women against the killing of a Kurdish girl who died in police custody

Growing up under a repressive system, Sharo, a 35-year-old university graduate, never thought she would hear words of open rebellion spoken out loud.
Now she herself chants slogans like &ldquo;Death to the Dictator!&rdquo; with a fury she didn't know she had, as she joins protests calling for toppling the country's rulers.
Sharo said that after three weeks of protests, triggered by the death of a young woman in the custody of the feared morality police, anger at the authorities is only rising, despite a bloody crackdown that has left dozens dead and hundreds in detention.
&ldquo;The situation here is tense and volatile,&rdquo; she said, referring to the city of Sanandaj in the majority Kurdish home district of the same name in northwestern Iran, one of the hot spots of the protests.
&ldquo;We are just waiting for something to happen, like a time-bomb," she said, speaking to The Associated Press via Telegram messenger service.
The anti-government protests in Sanandaj, 300 miles (500 kilometres) from the capital, are a microcosm of the leaderless protests that have roiled Iran.
Led largely by women and youth, they have evolved from spontaneous mass gatherings in central areas to scattered demonstrations in residential areas, schools and universities as activists try to evade an increasingly brutal crackdown.
Tensions rose again on Saturday in Sanandaj after rights monitors said two protesters were shot dead and several were wounded, following a resumption of demonstrations.
Residents said there has been a heavy security presence in the city, with constant patrols and security personnel stationed on major streets.
The Associated Press spoke to six female activists in Sanandaj who said suppression tactics, including beatings, arrests, the use of live ammunition and internet disruptions make it difficult at times to keep the momentum going.
Yet protests persist, along with other expressions of civil disobedience, such as commercial strikes and drivers honking horns at security forces.
The activists in the city spoke on the condition their full names be withheld fearing reprisals by Iranian authorities. Their accounts were corroborated by three human rights monitors.
THE BURIAL Three weeks ago, the news of the death of 22-year old Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police in Tehran spread rapidly across her home province of Kurdistan, of which Sanandaj is the capital.
The response was swift in the impoverished and historically marginalised area.
As the burial was underway in Amini's town of Saqqez on September 17, protesters were already filling Sanandaj's main thoroughfare, activists said.
People of all ages were present and began chanting slogans that would be repeated in cities across Iran: &ldquo;Woman. Life. Freedom.&rdquo; The Amini family had been under pressure from the government to bury Mahsa quickly before a critical mass of protesters formed, said Afsanah, a 38-year-old clothing designer from Saqqez.
She was at the burial that day and followed the crowds from the cemetery to the city square.
Rozan, a 32-year old housewife, didn't know Amini personally. But when she heard the young woman had died in the custody of the morality police in Tehran and had been arrested for violating the Islamic Republic's hijab rules, she felt compelled to take to the street that day.
&ldquo;The same thing happened to me,&rdquo; she said. In 2013, like Amini, she had ventured to the capital with a friend when she was apprehended by the morality police because her abaya, or loose robe that is part of the mandatory dress code, was too short.
She was taken to the same facility where Amini later died, and fingerprinted and made to sign a declaration of guilt.
&ldquo;It could have been me,&rdquo; she said. In the years since then Rozan, a former nurse, was fired from the local government health department for being too vocal about her views about women's rights.
After the funeral, she saw an elderly woman take a step forward and in one swift gesture, remove her headscarf. &ldquo;I felt inspired to do the same,&rdquo; she said.
SUPPRESSION In the first three days after the burial, protesters were plucked from the demonstrations in arrest sweeps in Sanandaj. By the end of the week, arrests targeted known activists and protest organizers.
Dunya, a lawyer, said she was one among a small group of women's rights activists who helped organise protests. They also asked shopkeepers to respect a call for a commercial strike along the city's main streets.
&ldquo;Almost all the women in our group are in jail now,&rdquo; she said.
Internet blackouts made it difficult for protesters to communicate with one another across cities and with the outside world.
&ldquo;We would wake up in the morning and have no idea what was happening,&rdquo; said Sharo, the university graduate. The internet would return intermittently, often late at night or during working hours, but swiftly cut off in the late afternoon, the time many would gather to protest.
The heavy security presence also prevented mass gatherings.
&ldquo;There are patrols in almost every street, and they break up groups, even if its just two or three people walking on the street,&rdquo; said Sharo.
During demonstrations security forces fired pellet guns and tear gas at the crowd causing many to run. Security personnel on motorcycles also drove into crowds in an effort to disperse them.
All activists interviewed said they either witnessed or heard live ammunition. Iranian authorities have so far denied this, blaming separatist groups on occasions when the use of live fire was verified.
The two protesters killed on Saturday in Sanandaj were killed by live fire, according to the France-based Kurdistan Human Rights network.
Protesters say fear is a close companion. The wounded were often reluctant to use ambulances or go to hospitals, worried they might get arrested. Activists also suspected government informants were trying to blend in with the crowds.
But acts of resistance have continued.
&ldquo;I assure you the protests are not over,&rdquo; said Sharo. &ldquo;The people are angry, they are talking back to the police in ways I have never seen.&rdquo; DISOBEDIENCE The anger runs deep. In Sanandaj the confluence of three factors has rendered the city a ripe ground for protest activity &mdash; a history of Kurdish resistance, rising poverty and a long history of women's rights activism.
Yet the protests are not defined along ethnic or regional lines even though they were sparked in a predominantly Kurdish area, said Tara Sepehri Fars, a researcher for Human Rights Watch. &ldquo;It's been very unique in that sense,&rdquo; she said.
There have been waves of protest in Iran in recent years, the largest in 2009 bringing large crowds into the streets after what protesters felt was a stolen election.
But the continued defiance and demands for regime change during the current wave seem to pose the most serious challenge in years to the Islamic Republic.
Like most of Iran, Sanandaj has suffered as US sanctions and the coronavirus pandemic devastated the economy and spurred inflation.
Far from the capital, in the fringes of the country, its majority Kurdish residents are eyed with suspicion by the regime.
By the third week, with the opening of universities and schools, students began holding small rallies and joined the movement.
Videos circulated on social media showed students jeering school masters, school girls removing their headscarves on the street and chanting: &ldquo;One by one they will kill us if we don't stand together.&rdquo; One university student said they were planning on boycotting classes altogether.
Also watch: <a href="https://www.editorji.com/world-news/mahsa-amini-died-due-to-illness-not-beatings-iran-1665147374537">Mahsa Amini died due to 'illness not beatings': Iran</a>
Afsanah, the clothing designer, said that she likes wearing headscarves. &ldquo;But I am protesting because it was never my choice.&rdquo; Her parents, fearing for her safety, tried to persuade her to stay home. But she disobeyed them, pretending to go to work in the morning only to search for protest gatherings around the city.
&ldquo;I am angry, and I am without fear &mdash; we just need this feeling to overflow on the street,&rdquo; she said.&nbsp;

Young women across the U.K. boycotted nightclubs and pubs as university towns and cities joined a national "girls night in" protest after increasing reports of drink spiking and students being drugged by needle injections.
The online campaign, which has gained momentum in cities including Manchester, Bristol, Brighton and Nottingham, wants to raise awareness about women's safety and demand more urgent action by the government and nightclubs to prevent "date rape" drugs from being brought into clubs.
"Girls Night In" accounts organizing boycotts in British cities this week have gathered thousands of followers on social media.
The protests came after a sharp rise in recent months of reports of drink spiking and needle "spiking" -- where women report being injected with drugs in the back or in the leg at nightclubs -- as students return to campuses after a long spell away due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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The protests came after a sharp rise in recent months of reports of drink spiking and needle spiking in UK

Young women across the U.K. boycotted nightclubs and pubs as university towns and cities joined a national "girls night in" protest after increasing reports of drink spiking and students being drugged by needle injections.
The online campaign, which has gained momentum in cities including Manchester, Bristol, Brighton and Nottingham, wants to raise awareness about women's safety and demand more urgent action by the government and nightclubs to prevent "date rape" drugs from being brought into clubs.
"Girls Night In" accounts organizing boycotts in British cities this week have gathered thousands of followers on social media.
The protests came after a sharp rise in recent months of reports of drink spiking and needle "spiking" -- where women report being injected with drugs in the back or in the leg at nightclubs -- as students return to campuses after a long spell away due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Amid the ongoing protests by farmers against the three farm laws, hundreds of people queued up infront of a tent at the Singhu Border to participate in pagdi langar&nbsp;on Saturday.
As a part of the initiative, volunteers from Punjab are tying turbans of all colours to people free of cost. They're even teaching people how to tie them.
The participants include not just Sikhs, but those who wish to show solidarity with the protesting farmers. The Pagdi stands for dignity and rights and the service, according to an ANI report citing volunteers, will continue.

Farmers protests: volunteers at Singhu border start a 'pagdi langar'

Volunteers at Singhu border have started&nbsp;a 'pagdi langar', where turbans are tied free of cost to people

Amid the ongoing protests by farmers against the three farm laws, hundreds of people queued up infront of a tent at the Singhu Border to participate in pagdi langar&nbsp;on Saturday.
As a part of the initiative that began a few days ago, volunteers from Punjab are tying turbans of all colours to people free of cost. They're even teaching people how to tie them.
The participants include not just Sikhs, but those who wish to show solidarity with the protesting farmers.&nbsp;

Dozens of protesters gathered outside the French embassy in Tel Aviv on Thursday to protest against the recent publication of blasphemy done against Prophet Muhammad.The

Dozens protest outside French embassy in Tel Aviv

Dozens of protesters gathered outside the French embassy in Tel Aviv on Thursday to protest against the recent publication of blasphemy done against Prophet Muhammad. The crowd was angered by remarks made by French President Emmanuel Macron, which they claim were Islamophobic. Earlier Thursday an attacker armed with a knife killed three people at a church in the Mediterranean city of Nice, which accounts to third attack in two months in France. The attacker was shot by police and hospitalized after the killings at the Notre Dame Church.

Dozens of protesters gathered outside the French embassy in Tel Aviv on Thursday to protest against the recent publication of blasphemy done against Prophet Muhammad. The crowd was angered by remarks made by French President Emmanuel Macron, which they claim were Islamophobic. Earlier Thursday an attacker armed with a knife killed three people at a church in the Mediterranean city of Nice, which accounts to third attack in two months in France. The attacker was shot by police and hospitalized after the killings at the Notre Dame Church.

Dozens of protesters gathered outside the French embassy in Tel Aviv on Thursday to protest against the recent publication of blasphemy done against Prophet Muhammad. The crowd was angered by remarks made by French President Emmanuel Macron, which they claim were Islamophobic.&nbsp; Earlier on Thursday an attacker armed with a knife killed three people at a church in the Mediterranean city of Nice, which accounts to third attack in two months in France. The attacker was shot by police and hospitalized after the killings at the Notre Dame Church.

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Despite protesters repeatedly creating ruckus, at least 550 women have registered for Lord Ayyappa's darshan when the Sabarimala hill shrine opens for a two-month pilgrimage season next week. These women between the age group of 10 to 50 years have registered online through a portal launched by the Kerala police. A few days before the temple reopens, the Supreme Court will take up multiple review petitions challenging its verdict barring gender discrimination at the shrine.

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