British-Indian author, Salman Rushdie, lost sight in one eye and one hand incapacitated from a brutal attack in New York, says his agent.

Elnaz Rekabi, the Iranian professional rock climber who competed in South Korea without a hijab, allegedly apologized to Iran’s sports minister.

Concerns for Iranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi who competed without hijab https://t.co/u0jDEJ6Grg

— ABC News (@abcnews) October 18, 2022

Teachers and students from multiple religious schools in Iran are challenging Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's leadership over the crimes committed by his administration.

A group of students and teachers from seminary schools in Qom, Mashhad, and Tehran said Khamenei's guardianship is no longer valid.

Sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini at the hands of the “morality police” on September 16, and despite an internet shutdown, widespread protests continue throughout Iran.

Tehran legislator Mahmoud Nabavian calls the protests “riots” and says women that take off the mandatory headscarves are out to “prostitute themselves.” State media have made similar statements, calling the protesters “hypocrites, rioters, thugs, and seditionists.”

Protesters in Cologne, Germany, were met with aggressive heckling by a group of young Muslims. A video posted by Maryam Namazie, a London-based Iranian writer and activist, showed the counter-protesters shouting “Allahu Akbar.”