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- ↑ "Riot Erupts in Iran's Kurdish Capital Over Woman's Death". The New York Times. 7 May 2015.
- ↑ "Iran warns crackdown as Mahabad casualties rise to 25". Rudaw. 8 May 2015.
- ↑ "Iranian police attack pro-Mahabad protest in Sardasht". Rudaw. 10 May 2015.
- ↑ "Behind the lines: A tremor is felt in Iranian Kurdistan".
- ↑ "Iranian forces suppress Kurdish protesters, kill and arrest dozens". 11 May 2015.
- ↑ Return to Arms: Hadaka. 26 Apr 2017. Al Jazeera. Retrieved 15 November 2017.