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Academic warns of more hostage crises as ‘revolution’ unfolds in Iran

October 27, 2022

RNZ News An academic says hostage diplomacy is a well-known tactic of the Iranian regime and New Zealanders should not go to the country. Topher Richwhite and Bridget Thackwray are understood to have been detained for months after entering Iran. The New Zealand government negotiated for the safe release of the pair but has remained ... <a title="Academic warns of more hostage crises as ‘revolution’ unfolds in Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/27/academic-warns-of-more-hostage-crises-as-revolution-unfolds-in-iran/" aria-label="Read more about Academic warns of more hostage crises as ‘revolution’ unfolds in Iran">Read more</a>

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Women-led protests in Iran gather momentum – but will they be enough to bring about change?

October 14, 2022

ANALYSIS: By Tony Walker, La Trobe University As protests in Iran drag on into their fourth week over the violent death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish woman, there are two central questions. The first is whether these protests involving women and girls across Iran are different from upheavals in the past, or ... <a title="Women-led protests in Iran gather momentum – but will they be enough to bring about change?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/14/women-led-protests-in-iran-gather-momentum-but-will-they-be-enough-to-bring-about-change/" aria-label="Read more about Women-led protests in Iran gather momentum – but will they be enough to bring about change?">Read more</a>