<h2>What's the story?</h2><ul><li style="text-align:left;">Iranians continue to take to the streets in anti-government protests despite deadly crackdowns and sexual assaults by state authorities. Demonstrations began after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/19/middleeast/iranian-police-say-death-of-mahsa-amini-unfortunate-intl/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">died in police custody</a> after being arrested and beaten by Iran’s "morality police" for not properly wearing her head scarf, or hijab.</li><li>While Amini's death ignited worldwide protests on behalf of "Woman. Life. Freedom.", Iranians are also expressing exasperation over a repressive regime, economic woes, corruption, floods, droughts, a ban on dogs, and the litany of woes captured in Shervin Hajipour’s protest song <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DRZUvpJheM" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">“Baraye” (“For The Sake Of”).</a></li></ul><img src="https://cdn.hosted-assets.com/nextgencauses/ul/q_auto/mrnqxw7Y/e34f40/e34f40-436f72-Fiv9aUCXEAouHeE.jpeg" alt=""><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0th9_v-BbUI" width="560" height="314"></iframe>Here's how you can join the fight for "Woman. Life. Freedom."Want more options? Check out Global Citizen's <a href="https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/jina-mahsa-amini-death-what-to-do/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">9 Ways to Help Women in Iran After Mahsa Jina Amini’s Death</a><hr><img src="https://cdn.hosted-assets.com/nextgencauses/ul/q_auto/mb5kn3Vb/a9e6fc/a9e6fc-2.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="400"><ul><li>Iranian officials <a style="background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/world/middleeast/iran-internet-censorship.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">have periodically shut down the country’s Internet access</a> as well as blocking social media and messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Instagram, and Signal that support encrypted private information. Iran has implemented its own version of these apps, but they are not popular due to fears of private messages being leaked to the government. Tehran is also cracking down on the chat features in video games.</li><li style="font-weight:400;">You can help provide reliable internet to Iranians and other citizens dealing with censorship by running a "proxy server."&nbsp;Essentially, this allows you to (anonymously) donate some of your bandwidth to help others hide their location. Get more info at the <a href="https://snowflake.torproject.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Snowflake</a> website.&nbsp;</li></ul><hr><img src="https://cdn.hosted-assets.com/nextgencauses/ul/q_auto/mb5kn3Vb/1933fa/1933fa-3.jpg" alt=""><ul><li>"<a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/petition/end-the-protest-bloodshed-in-iran/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Sign the petition and call on states</a> to set up an independent UN mechanism now to investigate and ensure accountability for the most serious crimes under international law in Iran."</li></ul><hr><img src="https://cdn.hosted-assets.com/nextgencauses/ul/q_auto/mb5kn3Vb/7329a8/7329a8-4.jpg" alt=""><ul><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href="https://www.iranrights.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Abdorrahman Boroumand Center</a> is a non-profit, non-governmental organization for the advancement of human rights and democracy in Iran.</li><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href="https://donate.amnestyusa.org/page/114017/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=MRPaidSearchFR2022&amp;supporter.appealCode=W22XXADEVR1P&amp;en_og_source=W22XXADEVR1P&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw4omaBhDqARIsADXULuV5F-zlO0WHNCZmfilkhamv7adFacsvrbWPNye-3GwTPhPQLqVp_dwaAt3zEALw_wcB&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Amnesty International</a></li><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href="https://fundraise.givesmart.com/form/_TNnXA?vid=uqelr" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Center for Human Rights in Iran</a></li><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/FreeIranCallForMedia?qid=35d71143de956f612663bae8af730a56" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Iranian Diaspora Collective</a> - an initiative to bring more media attention to the Iranian protests</li><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href="https://projectworldimpact.com/country/iran" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Project World Impact - Iran</a> - Project World Impact provides a platform for non-profit organizations to get support.</li></ul><hr><img src="https://cdn.hosted-assets.com/nextgencauses/ul/q_auto/mb5kn3Vb/7b0869/7b0869-5.jpg" alt="">Use #MahsaAmini, #IranProtests, #WomanLifeFreedom, #IranRevolution to stay up to date on social media.&nbsp;<ul><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href="https://twitter.com/AlinejadMasih?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Masih Alinejad</a> - Iranian activist and journalist</li><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href="https://twitter.com/NazaninBoniadi?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Nazin Boniadi </a>- Iranian actress and Amnesty UK Ambassador</li><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href="https://twitter.com/gissounia" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Gissou Nia </a>- Iranian Activist and Director of Atlantic Council Strategic Litigation&nbsp;</li><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/from____iran/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@from___iran</a> on Instagram, a compilation of feminist voices</li><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/1500tasvir/?hl=en" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@1500tasvir</a> on Instagram, a compilation of activist voices</li><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href="https://twitter.com/amanpour?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Christiane Amanpour</a> - British-Iranian news anchor and journalist</li><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/iraniancontemporaryartists/?hl=en" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@iraniancontemporaryartists</a> on Instagram</li><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/iranrights/?hl=en" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@iranrights</a> on Instagram - the official Instagram page of the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center</li><li style="text-align:left;"><a href="https://twitter.com/mamlekate" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@mamlekate</a> on Twitter, providing daily news and updates</li></ul><hr><img src="https://cdn.hosted-assets.com/nextgencauses/ul/q_auto/mb5kn3Vb/bf0b35/bf0b35-6.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="400">Click the YES/NO button above and you'll be put in contact with your reps in Washington.&nbsp;&nbsp;—Dawn Wendt &amp; Josh Herman

<h2>What's the story?</h2>
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Iranians continue to take to the streets in anti-government protests despite deadly crackdowns and sexual assaults by state authorities. Demonstrations began after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/19/middleeast/iranian-police-say-death-of-mahsa-amini-unfortunate-intl/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">died in police custody</a> after being arrested and beaten by Iran’s "morality police" for not properly wearing her head scarf, or hijab.
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<li>While Amini's death ignited worldwide protests on behalf of "Woman. Life. Freedom.", Iranians are also expressing exasperation over a repressive regime, economic woes, corruption, floods, droughts, a ban on dogs, and the litany of woes captured in Shervin Hajipour’s protest song <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DRZUvpJheM" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">“Baraye” (“For The Sake Of”).</a>
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Here's how you can join the fight for "Woman. Life. Freedom."
Want more options? Check out Global Citizen's <a href="https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/jina-mahsa-amini-death-what-to-do/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">9 Ways to Help Women in Iran After Mahsa Jina Amini’s Death</a>
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<li>Iranian officials <a style="background-color:transparent;color:#1155cc;" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/world/middleeast/iran-internet-censorship.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">have periodically shut down the country’s Internet access</a> as well as blocking social media and messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Instagram, and Signal that support encrypted private information. Iran has implemented its own version of these apps, but they are not popular due to fears of private messages being leaked to the government. Tehran is also cracking down on the chat features in video games.</li>
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You can help provide reliable internet to Iranians and other citizens dealing with censorship by running a "proxy server." Essentially, this allows you to (anonymously) donate some of your bandwidth to help others hide their location. Get more info at the <a href="https://snowflake.torproject.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Snowflake</a> website. 
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"<a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/petition/end-the-protest-bloodshed-in-iran/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Sign the petition and call on states</a> to set up an independent UN mechanism now to investigate and ensure accountability for the most serious crimes under international law in Iran."
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<a href="https://www.iranrights.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Abdorrahman Boroumand Center</a> is a non-profit, non-governmental organization for the advancement of human rights and democracy in Iran.
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<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href="https://donate.amnestyusa.org/page/114017/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=MRPaidSearchFR2022&amp;supporter.appealCode=W22XXADEVR1P&amp;en_og_source=W22XXADEVR1P&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw4omaBhDqARIsADXULuV5F-zlO0WHNCZmfilkhamv7adFacsvrbWPNye-3GwTPhPQLqVp_dwaAt3zEALw_wcB&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Amnesty International</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href="https://fundraise.givesmart.com/form/_TNnXA?vid=uqelr" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Center for Human Rights in Iran</a></li>
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<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/FreeIranCallForMedia?qid=35d71143de956f612663bae8af730a56" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Iranian Diaspora Collective</a> - an initiative to bring more media attention to the Iranian protests
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<a href="https://projectworldimpact.com/country/iran" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Project World Impact - Iran</a> - Project World Impact provides a platform for non-profit organizations to get support.
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Use #MahsaAmini, #IranProtests, #WomanLifeFreedom, #IranRevolution to stay up to date on social media. 
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<a href="https://twitter.com/AlinejadMasih?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Masih Alinejad</a> - Iranian activist and journalist
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<a href="https://twitter.com/NazaninBoniadi?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Nazin Boniadi </a>- Iranian actress and Amnesty UK Ambassador
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<a href="https://twitter.com/gissounia" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Gissou Nia </a>- Iranian Activist and Director of Atlantic Council Strategic Litigation 
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/from____iran/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@from___iran</a> on Instagram, a compilation of feminist voices
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/1500tasvir/?hl=en" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@1500tasvir</a> on Instagram, a compilation of activist voices
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<a href="https://twitter.com/amanpour?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Christiane Amanpour</a> - British-Iranian news anchor and journalist
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/iraniancontemporaryartists/?hl=en" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@iraniancontemporaryartists</a> on Instagram
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/iranrights/?hl=en" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@iranrights</a> on Instagram - the official Instagram page of the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center
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<a href="https://twitter.com/mamlekate" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@mamlekate</a> on Twitter, providing daily news and updates
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—Dawn Wendt &amp; Josh Herman