Mahsa Amini
- Middle East
Nika Shakarami’s mother disputes Iran, says she died of blows to head
Tehran: The mother of a 16-year-old Iranian girl has disputed official claims that her daughter fell to her death from a high building, saying the teen was killed by blows to the…
- Bollywood
Priyanka Chopra comes out in support of Iranian women
Washington: Amid the ongoing turmoil in Iran, actor Priyanka Chopra has come out in support of Iranian women who have been protesting over the death of Mahsa Amini. Mahsa was arrested on…
- Middle East
French actresses cut their hair in solidarity with Iranian women
Oscar-winning French actresses cut some of their hair, in solidarity with the ongoing protests in Iran, following the death of the 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, by the so-called morality police. Instagram account Soutien…
- Middle East
Iran: Schoolgirls protest against an official in Basij forces
Tehran: A video clip, which went viral on the social media, shows schoolgirls interrupting a speech by an Iranian official in the paramilitary Basij forces, after anti-government protests reached schools. The schoolgirls…
- Middle East
“Enough of the mumbling”, EU lawmaker cuts off her hair in support of Iran protests
Brussels: A European lawmaker cut off her hair during a debate in the Parliament to express solidarity with Iranian women amid the ongoing protest in the country, following the death of Mahsa…
- Middle East
Iran: Musician released after being jailed for supporting protests
Tehran: The Iranian authorities on Tuesday released on bail the musician Shervin Hajipour, who was arrested for his song supporting the protests. Hajipour’s song became a slogan for the movement against the…
- Middle East
Top Iran official warns protests could destabilize country
Tehran: Iran’s parliamentary speaker warned Sunday that protests over the death of a young woman in police custody could destabilize the country and urged security forces to deal harshly with those he…
- Middle East
Iran arrests musician for composing song from protesters’ tweets
Tehran: Iran Human Rights reported that the Iranian authorities has arrested artist Shervin Hajipour, whose music clip in support of the popular protests gained millions of views. Hajipour reportedly arrested on Thursday,…
- Middle East
Nine foreigners arrested over anti-hijab protests: Iran govt
Tehran: Iran’s intelligence ministry says it has arrested nine foreigners over recent anti-hijab protests sweeping the country. In a statement carried by the state-run news agency IRNA, the ministry said Friday that…
- Middle East
Protests in Iran: Arrest of Hashemi Rafsanjani’s daughter
Tehran: Iranian security forces have arrested the daughter of former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, on charges of inciting riots, following protests over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Faezeh Hashemi was…
- Entertainment
Angelina Jolie expresses her regard for protesting Iranian women
Hollywood actress and a special envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Angelina Jolie on Wednesday expressed her respect for Iranian women. Jolie’s statement comes after the women took to…
- Middle East
Iran’s anti-veil protests draw on long history of resistance
A young woman climbs to the top of a car in the middle of Mashhad, a conservative Iranian city famed for its Islamic shrines. She takes off her headscarf and starts chanting,…
- Middle East
UN calls on Iran to avoid unecessary force on protesters
Dubai: The United Nations Secretary-General called on Iran early on Wednesday to refrain from using unnecessary or disproportionate force against protesters as unrest over a young woman’s death in police custody spread…
- World
Amy Jackson expresses solidarity with Iranian women
Tehran: Actress Amy Jackson has expressed her support for the women of Iran, who have been protesting the brutal killing of Mahsa Amini. Twenty two-year-old Mahsa Amini was brutally killed by the…
- Middle East
Demonstrations in Iran pose biggest threat to hardline regime in 13 years
Tehran: Demonstrations have spread to most of Iran’s 31 provinces and almost all urban centres, pitting anti-government demonstrators against regime forces, including the military, and posing the most serious test to the…
