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Iran Begins First Election Campaign Since 2022 Mass Protests

Amini's death in 2022 led to protests and calls to overthrow Iran's clerical rulers, resulting in over 500 deaths and nearly 20,000 arrests.
Iran started its first election campaign since Amini's death, with 15,200 candidates competing for a four-year term in a parliament controlled by hardliners.
The Guardian Council approved 15,200 candidates for the election, where any candidate must be approved by the council before running.

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The Hindu

Iran’s first poll campaign since 2022 protests over Mahsa Amini’s death begins

Iran's parliamentary election sees record number of candidates after deadly crackdown on protests, with hardliners in control for decades.

5 months ago·India

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Associated Press News

Iran starts first election campaign since the 2022 mass protests over Mahsa Amini's death in custody

TEHRAN, Iran — Candidates for Iran's parliament began campaigning Thursday in the country's first election since the 2022 crackdown on nationwide protests that followed the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini

5 months ago·United States

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abc News

Iran begins first election campaign since 2022 mass protests over Mahsa Amini's death

Candidates for Iran's parliament began campaigning Thursday in the country's first election since the 2022 crackdown on nationwide protests that followed the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody.

5 months ago·United States

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KRDO

Iran begins first election campaign since the 2022 mass protests over Mahsa Amini's death in custody

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Candidates for Iran’s parliament began campaigning for the country’s first election since the crackdown on the nationwide protests in 2022 that followed the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody. The 15,200 candidates will compete for a term in the 290-seat chamber that hardliners have controlled for two decades. Amini was arrested by Iran’s morality police for allegedly violating the strict headscarf law that forced women t…

5 months ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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National Post

Iran begins first election campaign since the 2022 mass protests over Mahsa Amini's death in custody

Candidates for Iran's parliament began campaigning Thursday in the country's first election since the bloody crackdown on the 2022 nationwide protests that followed the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody.

5 months ago·Canada

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WION

Iran begins first election campaign since custodial death of Mahsa Amini

Iran on Thursday (Feb 22) started its first election campaign since the 2022 custodial death of Mahsa Amini. Twenty-two-year-old Amini died on Sept 16, 2022, after she was arrested by the morality police for violating Iran's headscarf law. Her custodial death sparked nationwide protests to overthrow the country's clerical rulers. As a response, the authorities launched a bloody crackdown that killed over 500 people.

5 months ago·Noida, India

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Iran’s first poll campaign since 2022 protests over Mahsa Amini’s death begins

Iran’s first poll campaign since 2022 protests over Mahsa Amini’s death begins

Iran starts first election campaign since the 2022 mass protests over Mahsa Amini's death in custody

Iran starts first election campaign since the 2022 mass protests over Mahsa Amini's death in custody

Iran begins first election campaign since 2022 mass protests over Mahsa Amini's death

Iran begins first election campaign since 2022 mass protests over Mahsa Amini's death

Iran begins first election campaign since the 2022 mass protests over Mahsa Amini's death in custody

Iran begins first election campaign since the 2022 mass protests over Mahsa Amini's death in custody

Iran begins first election campaign since the 2022 mass protests over Mahsa Amini's death in custody

Iran begins first election campaign since the 2022 mass protests over Mahsa Amini's death in custody

Iran begins first election campaign since custodial death of Mahsa Amini

Iran begins first election campaign since custodial death of Mahsa Amini

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