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Iranians have begun voting in two elections that will usher in a new parliament and Assembly of Experts as opinion polls project a low turnout amid calls for a boycott of what many see as "engineered" balloting.
Iran is scrambling to boost turnout ahead of legislative elections on March 1, but calls on voters to show up to the polls may be falling on deaf ears as Iranians grapple with an ailing economy, growing political distrust and a quashed protest movement.
The killing of a young Afghan street sweeper in the Iranian capital has led to suggestions that he fell victim to "one of the regime's fire-at-will nightcrawlers."
Several people have been detained in Iran for allegedly calling for a boycott of parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections scheduled for March 1.
A German-Iranian woman has been ordered back to jail in Tehran after several weeks of medical leave despite mounting concerns over her health, her daughter said on February 29.