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Mahsa Amini death anniversary: US, UK impose sanctions on Iran officials
The United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) have announced the imposition of sanctions on Iranian officials to mark the first death anniversary of Mahsa Amini in police custody. US Treasury…
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Iran arrests individuals for ‘fomenting unrest’
Tehran: Iran has arrested a group of individuals who sought to “foment unrest” in the country by planning nationwide strikes and bringing up again the “fake” student poisonings, state media reported. The…
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Iranian parents protests over suspected poisoning of hundreds of schoolgirls
Tehran: Amid a wave of suspected poison attacks affecting girl students in several schools in Iran, parents protested across the country on Saturday. According to Reuters, they gathered outside an Education Ministry…
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Iran releases Spanish woman detained amid anti-hijab protests
Tehran: The Iranian authorities have released a Spanish woman imprisoned for three months on charges of espionage after her arrest during anti-government protests. 24-year-old Ana Baneira Suarez, a Spanish civil activist, who…
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Shocking images emerge of weak Iranian prisoner on hunger strike
Images of a jailed Iranian doctor and human rights activist have circulated on social media platforms after he declared a hunger strike in support of the ongoing anti-hijab protests since the death…
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Iran: Journalist to serve 2 yrs in jail for Amini’s father’s interview
Tehran: The Iranian judicial authorities sentenced journalist Nazila Maroufian to two years in prison, for interviewing Amjad Amini, father of Mahsa Amini, whose death in a headquarters of the morality police sparked…
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30 female Iranian prisoners call for end to protester executions
Tehran: Thirty female political prisoners in Evin Prison in Iran on Sunday have signed a petition calling for an end to the execution of protesters in the country, local media reported. The prisoners, including Franco-Iranian…
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Iranian rapper Yasin wins appeal against capital punishment
Tehran: The Iran’s Supreme Court on Saturday accepted an appeal against the death sentence awarded to Iranian rapper Saman Saidi Yasin, but confirmed the execution of Mohammad Ghobadlo. The court initially stated…
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Iran protests: Detained women face sexual abuse in prison
Tehran: Iranian women detained in jail in the ongoing anti-government protests are facing sexual and physical abuse. Narges Mohammadi, woman human rights defender, and deputy director and spokesperson of the Defenders of…
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Iran Supreme Court accepts appeals of 2 protesters on death row
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Court on Saturday ordered the re-examination of two Iranian men on death row for their role in protests over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody. Mohammad…
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US imposes sanctions on Iran officials for suppressing protests
Tehran: The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Iranian officials for playing a major role in the “violent suppression” of the demonstrations sparked by the death of the 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.…
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Anti-hijab protests: UN appoints 3 women to probe Iranian violations
The United Nations’ Human Rights Council on Tuesday appointed three women to a recently established Fact-Finding Mission to review Iran’s rights violations during the ongoing anti-hijab protests. Human Rights Council President Federico…
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Calls for release of prominent Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti
Tehran: Celebrities and human rights activists on Sunday called for the release of the prominent Iranian actress, Taraneh Alidoosti, arrested in connection with the protest movement that the country has been witnessing for…