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Iran: Reporter who covered Mahsa Amini’s death denies charges
Tehran: An Iranian female reporter who had covered the custodial death case of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, has denied all charges against her. Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish-Iranian woman, was stopped and detained by Iran’s moral…
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2 Iranian journalists who reported on Mahsa Amini’s death face trial
Two Iranian journalists imprisoned for their coverage of the death of the 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody went on trial on Monday. Months of protests erupted across the country after the death of…
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Iran hangs man linked to human trafficking & prostitution network
Tehran: Iranian authorities on Saturday executed a man who was convicted of operating a human trafficking and prostitution network, a day after executing three Irani men linked to deadly anti-Hijab protests triggered…
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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: WhatsApp, Instagram to remain blocked after Mahsa Amini protests
Tehran: The Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi announced on Wednesday that the government will continue to restrict access to social media networks— Instagram and WhatsApp, which have been blocked for months due to…
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Renowned Iranian filmmaker banned from travel for supporting protests
Tehran: The Iranian authorities imposed a travel ban on the well-known filmmaker Masoud Kimiai, after he expressed his support for the protests that have been sweeping the Islamic Republic for months. The…
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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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Iran sentences mentally ill man to death over alleged Quran burning
Tehran: The Iran’s Revolutionary Court (IRC) has sentenced a mentally ill man to death on charges of apostasy for allegedly burning a holy Quran during the early phase of the protests triggered…
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Iranian chess referee removed from commission over ‘Women, Life, Freedom’ T-shirt
Tehran: Iranian chess referee Shohreh Bayat was removed from a commission amid a dispute with the head of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), because of a gesture of solidarity with protests in…
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28 Iranian journalists still in detention over anti-hijab protests
Tehran: At least 28 Iranian journalists who have been arrested are still in detention in connection with the protests that prevailed in the country after the death of Mahsa Amini who was…
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Iran sentences 3 more to death over Amini protests
Tehran: Amid the global unrest over the civil unrest triggered by Mahsa Amini’s death, the Iranian judiciary on Monday handed down three more death sentences, reported France24. In the latest ruling, Saleh…