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In today’s newsletter: Uncertainty surrounds the country’s succession and foreign policy after a shocking crash which killed the president and six others

Iranian activists say Armita Geravand, 16, is in a coma after a beating by one of Iran's "hijab enforcers" for not wearing hijab in a Tehran metro station.

Evaluating latest cracks in Brexit Britain, significance of Mexico's drug cartels, and Iran's underground protests for rights, justice, and gender equality.

In today’s newsletter: As the government takes direct control of the city’s finances, how did the UK’s second-biggest city find itself in such a mess?

Iran's women pledge to maintain protests for rights and safety: Whether or not regime wants to accept, we will hit streets again. There’s no going back."

In latest regime crackdown over hijab, at least 60 female students in Iran are reportedly suspended from universities for not wearing a head covering.

Matiullah Wesa, whose Pen Path has opened more than 100 schools in Afghanistan: "Please don’t take away our education and our rights."

UN Special Rapporteur on Iran reports that regime's violations of human rights --- including violence to quell protests --- are a "crime against humanity".

More than 1,000 girls appear to have suffered ‘mild poison’ attacks since November

In today’s newsletter: More than a thousand girls have been affected since November. This is what we know