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Iran one of the foremost executioners of women globally, say foreign ministers in statement
Women and girls continue to face severe repression in Iran, the Secretary of State of the United States and the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom said…
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On Amini’s death anniversary, Iran urged to ensure protection for women and girls
The European Union on Monday called upon Iran once again to eliminate, “in law and practice”, all forms of systemic discrimination against all women and girls in public and private life and…
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Iran responsible for Mahsa Amini’s death, says UN
A United Nations fact-finding mission has said that Iran is responsible for the “physical violence” that led to the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini and sparked nationwide protests. On September 16, 2022,…
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Iran releases two women journalists after 16 months in jail for covering Amini’s death
Iranian authorities have released two women journalists after 16 months in prison for covering the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody. On Sunday, January 14, 30-year-old Niloufar Hamedi and 35-year-old…
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Iran bans Mahsa Amini’s family from travelling to receive EU prize
Tehran: The Iranian authorities have banned the family of Mahsa Amini, who died in custody, from travelling to receive the European Union’s ‘Sakharov Prize’ in her honour. On Saturday, December 9, Amini’s…
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Iran releases rapper after a year in jail for supporting Amini protests
Tehran: The Iranian authorities have released a well-known rapper, Toomaj Salehi, on bail after more than a year in prison for supporting anti-hijab protests movement that erupted after the death of Mahsa…
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16-yr-old Iranian girl Armita Geravand is ‘brain dead’, says Iranian media
Tehran: A 16-year-old Iranian schoolgirl, who fell into a coma after she was allegedly assaulted by morality police for not wearing a headscarf, is said to be ‘brain dead’, Iranian media reported. On…
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Iran sentences 2 women journalists for covering Mahsa Amini’s death
Tehran: Iranian journalists – 30-year-old Niloufar Hamedi and 35-year-old Elaheh Mohammadi – have been sentenced to seven and six years jail terms respectively for their alleged collaboration with the US for covering…
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Watch: Israeli envoy protests during Iranian Prez’s UN speech, escorted out
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Gilad Erdan on Tuesday, September 19, was escorted out of the UN General Assembly for staging a protest during the speech of Iranian President Ebrahim…
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Iran: Mahsa Amini’s father detained on her 1st death anniversary
Tehran: Mahsa Amini’s father was briefly detained and released by the Iranian security forces on the first anniversary of her death, Saturday, September 16. The 22-year-old, died on September 16, 2022, after…
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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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US: Los Angeles renames intersection in memory of Mahsa Amini
The Los Angeles City Council in the United States (US) on Tuesday, September 12, voted to name an intersection in memory of Mahsa Amini, whose death in police custody last year sparked…
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Iran arrests Mahsa Amini’s uncle ahead of first death anniversary
Tehran: The Iranian authorities have arrested an uncle of slain Mahsa Amini, whose death in police custody last year sparked the largest Iranian protests in decades, local media reported. Thirty-year-old Safa Aeli…
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Iran sentences 2 women journalists to 3 years for ‘colluding with hostile countries’
Tehran: The Iranian authorities have ordered a three-year prison sentence for two women journalists for ‘colluding with hostile countries’, local media reported. A revolutionary court in Tehran sentenced Negin Bagheri and Elnaz…
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Iranian teen who led anti-hijab protests alleges torture
A teenage girl who celebrated victory after getting released from Iranian custody due to her participation in the anti-hijab protests said that she had been abducted and beaten for the second time…
