US’s & UK’s 1953 Iranian Coup: A Cautionary Tale
By Michał Jagielski Pahlavi’s name is on the lips of many protesters, who chant that they want the “shah” back. | John Macdougall/AFP via Getty Images On December 28, 2025, Iranians began widespread protests against the Islamic theocratic regime’s mismanagement of the country’s economy. Food prices had surged by 72% compared to the previous year. Inflation hovered around 40% . The Iranian rial continued to lose value monthly. The government responded with a brutal crackdown
Genocide Watch
2 days ago
Iran Protest Death Toll Could Top 30,000
by Kay Armin Serjoie, Roxana Saberi, and Fatemeh Jamalpour Candles are placed next to printed portraits of some of the civilians killed in protests in Iran on Jan. 24, in Inner Alster, Hamburg.Gregor Fischer—AP As many as 30,000 people could have been killed in the streets of Iran on Jan. 8 and 9 alone, two senior officials of the country’s Ministry of Health told TIME—indicating a dramatic surge in the death toll. So many people were slaughtered by Iranian security services
TIME (Time Magazine)
4 days ago
Iran Under Brutal Dictatorship: Nation Silenced by Force
By Raziya Masumi Since December 2025, Iran has witnessed a new wave of protests that initially emerged from the country’s working class. What began as labor-centered demonstrations soon evolved into a nationwide social movement. Workers, facing chronic economic hardship, unpaid wages, inflation, and deteriorating living conditions, raised their voices to demand fundamental rights. However, these demands rapidly transcended economic grievances and turned into broader calls for
Raziya Masumi
Jan 20
Iran protests: What we know so far
Protests began over the fall in value of the currency have grown into wider demonstrations and calls for the fall of Iran’s clerical establishment By Kate Lamb Iranians attend an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, Friday, 9 January 2026. Photograph: AP Escalating protests have swept through Iran in recent weeks, sparked by an economic crisis that has evolved into a widespread anti-government movement, and one of the most destabilising episodes of unrest the Iranian reg
The Guardian
Jan 14
Accounts of Brutal Crackdown Emerge From Iran
As many as 3,000 feared dead as witnesses describe government forces firing on unarmed protesters. By Erika Solomon , Farnaz Fassihi , Sanam Mahoozi and Sanjana Varghese An image taken from social media and verified by The New York Times shows people looking for relatives as bodies piled up outside Tehran’s forensics laboratory on Sunday.Credit ...via Reuters As the Iranian authorities impose a near-total communication blackout on a country convulsed by mass protests, videos
New York Times 1
Jan 13
Türkiye Country Report: December 2025
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addresses his supporters at a ceremony marking the third anniversary of the attempted coup. Photograph: Murad Sezer/Reuters The systemic oppression of Kurdish people in Turkiye dates back to the creation of the Turkish Republic. The Kurds have faced mass murders, deportations, wrongful arrests for expressing their identity, and political repression in the form of detaining democratically-elected members of the pro-Kurdish People’s Equality and Democracy P
Genocide Watch
Dec 12, 2025
Eritrea Country Report: November 2025
By Grace Harris Members of Eritrea’s armed forces march past a reviewing stand where President Isaias Afewerki and numerous dignitaries and government officials were seated during the official 32nd Anniversary of Independence celebration at the Asmara Stadium on May 24, 2023, in Asmara, Eritrea. © 2024 Photo by J. Countess/Getty Images Eritrea, a former Ethiopian state annexed in 1962, gained independence in 1993 following decades of civil war. Just a few years later, tensi
Genocide Watch
Nov 10, 2025
Tanzania opposition says hundreds killed, UN calls for probe
By Reuters October 31, 2025 A man walks on a deserted street, following a protest a day after a general election marred by violent demonstrations over the exclusion of two leading opposition candidates at the Namanga One-Post Border crossing point between Kenya and Tanzania, October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya Oct 31 (Reuters) - Tanzania's main opposition party said on Friday hundreds of people had been killed in protests over elections this week, as the U.N. secretary-ge
Reuters
Nov 3, 2025
Shock at $100,000 fee to contest Guinea elections to replace junta
Guineans have reacted with shock after it was announced that presidential candidates would need to pay a deposit of 875m Guinean francs ($100,000; £75,000) to contest December's election, which should see the military leaders hand power to civilians. By Nicolas Negoce Published Oct. 24, 2025 Junta leader Mamady Doumbouya has not announced if he is running for president. Guineans have reacted with shock after it was announced that presidential candidates would need to pay a de
BBC News
Oct 25, 2025
More than 1,500 people face prosecution in Morocco after GenZ 212 protests
More than 1,500 people in Morocco are facing prosecution after weeks of youth-led protests calling for an end to corruption and improvements in health and education, according to the Moroccan Association for Human Rights on Friday. Hundreds of those connected to the protests have already been given prison sentences, with some facing up to 15 years in prison, the NGO said. People take part in a youth-led protest against corruption calling for healthcare and education reform, i
France 24
Oct 25, 2025
Guinea votes to move from military to civilian rule
Guinea’s 6.7 million voters eligible to cast a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ vote on a new constitution. Sept. 21, 2025 A polling official holds referendum ballots at a polling station in Conakry, Guinea [Misper Apawu/AP] Guinea is holding a long-awaited referendum on a new constitution that could allow coup leader Mamady Doumbouya to run for president and would transition the African nation from military to civilian rule. Polls opened and will close later on Sunday for the 6.7 million eligi
Al Jazeera
Oct 18, 2025
