Mahsa Amini: UN calls for inquiry into Iranian woman’s death
2 years, 3 months ago

Mahsa Amini: UN calls for inquiry into Iranian woman’s death

Al Jazeera  

UN says Amini’s death and allegations of torture must be ‘promptly’ investigated, but Iranian police deny she was beaten. The United Nations has demanded an independent investigation into the death of an Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini, in the custody of Iran’s morality police, but authorities have denied allegations that she was beaten or mistreated. “Mahsa Amini’s tragic death and allegations of torture and ill-treatment must be promptly, impartially and effectively investigated by an independent competent authority,” Nada al-Nashif, the acting UN high commissioner for human rights, said on Tuesday. The European Union spokesperson for external affairs said the incident leading to Amini’s death was “unacceptable” and that “perpetrators of this killing must be held accountable”.

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Iran releases rapper famous for lyrics about 2022 killing of Mahsa Amini
3 weeks ago

Iran releases rapper famous for lyrics about 2022 killing of Mahsa Amini

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran released a government critic and popular hip-hop artist who came to fame over his lyrics about the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini, local media reported Tuesday. Commenting on his release, New York-based Artist At Risk Connection, an organization that protects artists and cultural workers who are at risk because of their creative expression, said …

Two years after Mahsa Amini death, Western allies sanction a dozen Iranian officials
3 months ago

Two years after Mahsa Amini death, Western allies sanction a dozen Iranian officials

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S., Canada and Australia hit a group of Iranian officials with sanctions Wednesday for their participation in suppressing protests and detaining people in relation to the death of Mahsa Amini, an Iranian woman who died in the custody of Iran’s morality police two years ago for improperly wearing a mandatory headscarf. In 2023, a teenage Iranian girl …

Two years after Amini’s death, Iran’s prez vows morality police won’t 'bother' women: Will it be enough?
3 months, 1 week ago

Two years after Amini’s death, Iran’s prez vows morality police won’t 'bother' women: Will it be enough?

Firstpost  

The protests after Amini’s death didn’t just oppose the enforcement of the obligatory headscarf rule by Iran’s morality police. They also challenged the very existence of the clerical-based system, rattling Iran’s leadership Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed on Monday, during remarks to the media, that the Iranian morality police will no longer “bother” women. The morality police and how they …

Lawyer says Iran rapper famous for songs after 2022 killing of Mahsa Amini sentenced to death
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Lawyer says Iran rapper famous for songs after 2022 killing of Mahsa Amini sentenced to death

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — A rapper in Iran who came to fame over his lyrics about the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini and criticizing the Islamic Republic has been sentenced to death, his lawyer and rights activists said Thursday. Confusion still surrounds the death sentence issued against 33-year-old metal shop worker Toomaj Salehi, as even Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency and its …

Iran is responsible for the ‘physical violence’ that killed Mahsa Amini in 2022, UN probe finds
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran is responsible for the ‘physical violence’ that killed Mahsa Amini in 2022, UN probe finds

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran is responsible for the “physical violence” that led to the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022 and sparked nationwide protests against the country’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab, laws and its ruling theocracy, a U.N. fact-finding mission said Friday. It also found that the Islamic Republic employed “unnecessary and disproportionate use of lethal force” …

Iran responsible for ‘physical violence’ that killed Mahsa Amini, U.N. report finds
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran responsible for ‘physical violence’ that killed Mahsa Amini, U.N. report finds

LA Times  

A demonstrator’s poster of Mahsa Amini, who was killed in Iran in September 2022. The Iranian government is responsible for the “physical violence” that led to the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022 and sparked nationwide protests against the country’s mandatory headscarf laws and its ruling theocracy, according to a U.N. fact-finding mission. It also found that the Islamic …

Iran frees journalists jailed for covering Mahsa Amini's death
11 months, 1 week ago

Iran frees journalists jailed for covering Mahsa Amini's death

Hindustan Times  

Iranian authorities on Sunday freed two journalists who spent more than a year behind bars for covering the death of Mahsa Amini, which sparked months-long nationwide protests, local media said. Iran Anti-Hijab Protests: A woman holds a placard with a picture of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini during a protest against her death. Mohammadi, a reporter for Ham Mihan newspaper, and …

Iran sentences 2 journalists for allegedly collaborating with U.S. Both covered Mahsa Amini’s death
1 year, 2 months ago

Iran sentences 2 journalists for allegedly collaborating with U.S. Both covered Mahsa Amini’s death

LA Times  

A woman in Berlin holds a placard with a picture of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini during a protest against her death on Sept. 28, 2022. A court in Iran sentenced two female journalists to up to seven years in prison for “collaborating” with the U.S. government, local reports said Sunday. A court in Iran sentenced two journalists to up to …

A year after protests, Iran remains restive
1 year, 3 months ago

A year after protests, Iran remains restive

Hindustan Times  

September 16 marked the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iran ian woman who was killed by Iran’s morality police in Tehran. This renewed crackdown indicates that the Iranian authorities are still concerned by the social and political impact of Amini’s death and the persistence of non-violent civil resistance in Iran. In the past year, many …

Iran guard fatally shot on anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death: Report
1 year, 3 months ago

Iran guard fatally shot on anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death: Report

Hindustan Times  

A member of Iran's Basij paramilitary force linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was shot dead during events falling on the anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death, state media reported Sunday. Her death triggered months-long demonstrations which saw hundreds killed, including dozens of security personnel, in what Tehran labelled as "riots" fomented by foreign governments and "hostile media". "One person …

Iran cracks down on protests on Mahsa Amini’s death annivesary
1 year, 3 months ago

Iran cracks down on protests on Mahsa Amini’s death annivesary

Al Jazeera  

Iranian authorities prevented Mahsa Amini’s family from commemorating the anniversary of her death as sporadic protests broke out across the country, say rights groups. Protests, international attention As night fell on Saturday, a heavy security presence in Iran’s main cities and in mostly Kurdish areas appeared to have deterred large-scale protest rallies but human rights groups reported sporadic confrontations in …

Iran’s security forces briefly detain Mahsa Amini’s father a year after her death
1 year, 3 months ago

Iran’s security forces briefly detain Mahsa Amini’s father a year after her death

The Hindu  

Iranian security forces briefly detained the father of Mahsa Amini on September 16 and spread across mainly Kurdish areas of the country, a year after her death in police custody set off some of the biggest protests since the fall of the Shah in 1979. Earlier, social media and reports by rights groups spoke of security forces taking up positions …

Activists in Europe mark the anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody in Iran
1 year, 3 months ago

Activists in Europe mark the anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody in Iran

Associated Press  

LONDON — Hundreds gathered in central London on Saturday to mark the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody in Iran last year, sparking worldwide protests against the country’s conservative Islamic theocracy. Mahsa Jina Amini and the many others cannot have died in vain,″ said Maryam Namazie, an Iranian human rights …

Activists in Europe mark the anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death in police custody in Iran
1 year, 3 months ago

Activists in Europe mark the anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death in police custody in Iran

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hundreds gathered in central London on Saturday to mark the …

Iran: One year after the death of Mahsa Amini
1 year, 3 months ago

Iran: One year after the death of Mahsa Amini

Al Jazeera  

Security forces have been positioned in Tehran and other cities as Iran marks one year since the death of Mahsa Amini. Tehran, Iran – Saturday marks one year since Mahsa Amini died, sparking protests across Iran and leading to a chain of events, the effects of which remain fresh in the minds of Iranians. The issue of hijab and women’s …

Security forces are seen across Iran as country prepares for anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death
1 year, 3 months ago

Security forces are seen across Iran as country prepares for anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Volunteer members of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard could be seen on the streets Friday in western Iran as the country neared one year since 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in police custody, prompting protests that challenged the country’s theocratic rule. From the White House, President Joe Biden issued a lengthy statement on Friday acknowledging the anniversary …

UK sanctions senior Iranian officials one year from Mahsa Amini’s death
1 year, 3 months ago

UK sanctions senior Iranian officials one year from Mahsa Amini’s death

Al Jazeera  

The culture minister and the mayor of Tehran are among those blacklisted on the eve of Amini’s first death anniversary. The UK government has announced sanctions against several Iranian officials, including the culture minister and the mayor of Tehran, on the eve of the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini. The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said …

More protests? Iran detains Mahsa Amini's uncle ahead of her death anniversary
1 year, 3 months ago

More protests? Iran detains Mahsa Amini's uncle ahead of her death anniversary

Hindustan Times  

Iran's security forces detained a relative of Mahsa Amini days before the anniversary of her death in the custody of the morality police that sparked months of nationwide protests, news agency Reuters reported quoting a source close to the family said. As Iran fears revival of the unrest that rocked the country, authorities have increased their clamp down on dissent …

Iran's Supreme Court Reverses Death Sentence in Mahsa Amini Protests Case
1 year, 4 months ago

Iran's Supreme Court Reverses Death Sentence in Mahsa Amini Protests Case

News 18  

Iran’s Supreme Court has quashed a death sentence handed down to a 23-year-old man convicted of killing a policeman during nationwide protests last year, local media reported Wednesday. Iran issued a slew of death sentences during its crackdown on the protests sparked by the September death of Iranian-Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini while in morality police custody. Mohammad Ghobadlou was sentenced …

They reported on Mahsa Amini’s death. Now, they’re on trial
1 year, 6 months ago

They reported on Mahsa Amini’s death. Now, they’re on trial

Al Jazeera  

Trials begin for Iranian journalists arrested after covering the death of woman in police custody. In Iran’s Kasra Hospital, the parents of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini embraced in a hallway, grieving their daughter who died after being detained by the morality police. A week later, journalist Elaheh Mohammadi was also arrested after reporting from Amini’s funeral. Iran erupted in protests after …

Iran executes three men linked to anti-hijab protests for ‘war against God’
1 year, 7 months ago

Iran executes three men linked to anti-hijab protests for ‘war against God’

Hindustan Times  

Authorities in Iran executed three men convicted of violence against the country's security forces during protests triggered after the custodial death of Mahsa Amini's death last year, the judiciary said. Majid Kazemi, Saleh Mirhashemi and Saeed Yaghoubi were convicted of "moharebeh", or "war against God", for killing three members of the security forces, the judiciary's Mizan Online news website noted. …

Iranian women defying hijab law will face… first warning, then court
1 year, 8 months ago

Iranian women defying hijab law will face… first warning, then court

Hindustan Times  

Iranian police will use smart technology in public places to identify and then penalise women who violate the country’s strict hijab rule, authorities informed. Police said that it would “take action to identify norm-breaking people by using tools and smart cameras in public places and thoroughfares”. “From next Saturday, people who remove their veil will be identified by using smart …

Lawyer representing Mahsa Amini charged with ‘propaganda against state’
1 year, 9 months ago

Lawyer representing Mahsa Amini charged with ‘propaganda against state’

Firstpost  

Tehran: Mohammad Saleh Nikbakht, the lawyer representing the case of Mahsa Amini – the 22-year-old woman who died in police custody in Iran – has been charged with “propaganda against the state” by a revolutionary court. Sources told KHRN that Nikbakht, who has a track record of representing dissidents of the regime, was accused of conducting interviews for the purpose …

‘Killing spree’ in Iran as government crushes dissent
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Killing spree’ in Iran as government crushes dissent

Al Jazeera  

Iran recently executed a British-Iranian national, Alireza Akbari, a former deputy defence minister, on charges of spying for the United Kingdom. Akbari’s execution came as Iranian authorities crushed anti-government protests and carried out four other executions. Nationwide anti-government demonstrations erupted in Iran in September after the death of Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, who morality police had detained for violating …

Iran hijab row: Police targeting women protests especially on their faces, breasts and genitals: Report
2 years ago

Iran hijab row: Police targeting women protests especially on their faces, breasts and genitals: Report

India TV News  

Iran hijab row: A shocking media report claimed that Iranian security forces are now targeting the private parts, faces and other vital organs of female protestors to spread fear among the women demonstrators. One of the physicians told the UK-based media outlet that the security forces were targetting women's faces and private parts as they have an inferiority complex and …

Iran executes demonstrator in first use of death penalty during recent national protests
2 years ago

Iran executes demonstrator in first use of death penalty during recent national protests

The Telegraph  

Iran on Thursday executed a demonstrator for blocking a street and injuring a paramilitary officer, marking the first known death penalty for people arrested during the protest movement that has swept the country. Mohsen Shekari was hanged after a “show trial” during which he did not have access to legal representation, according to the NGO Iran Human Rights. Nationwide protests …

Iran general acknowledges more than 300 dead in unrest, but Human Rights Activists argue the death toll is higher
2 years ago

Iran general acknowledges more than 300 dead in unrest, but Human Rights Activists argue the death toll is higher

ABC  

An Iranian general has acknowledged that more than 300 people have been killed in the unrest surrounding nationwide protests, giving the first official word on casualties in two months. Key points: The General was quoted saying that more than 300 people have been killed, including "martyrs" He also suggested many of those killed were ordinary Iranians not involved in the …

’Mahsa Amini was not killed, she..’: Iran min says THIS amid massive protests
2 years, 1 month ago

’Mahsa Amini was not killed, she..’: Iran min says THIS amid massive protests

Live Mint  

Mahsa Amini, whose custodial death has triggered massive protests in Iran, leading to demands of the government being taken down, had ‘passed away’ according to Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Baqeri, news agency ANI reported. Baqeri defended his government following the death of the 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody in September this year and said that she was not …

Mahsa Amini wasn't killed: Iran minister on death of 22-year-old in custody
2 years, 1 month ago

Mahsa Amini wasn't killed: Iran minister on death of 22-year-old in custody

India Today  

Mahsa Amini was not killed, Iran’s deputy foreign minister Ali Baqeri claimed, defending his government following the death of the 22-year-old in police custody in September this year, triggering massive protests in the country and globally. The minister blamed the West for building a "baseless and fallacious atmosphere" about the demonstrations in Iran and leading to tensions and chaos in …

US imposes sanctions on additional Iranian officials for crackdowns on protests
2 years, 1 month ago

US imposes sanctions on additional Iranian officials for crackdowns on protests

CNN  

CNN — The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on three officials in Iran’s Kurdish region, where dozens of protesters have reportedly been killed in the past week as the Iranian government continues its violent crackdown. The latest tranche of sanctions comes a day after the United Nation’s human rights office sounded the alarm on the mounting death toll from …

‘Say her name, Mahsa Amini’: Iran protests arrive at World Cup
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Say her name, Mahsa Amini’: Iran protests arrive at World Cup

Al Jazeera  

Iran football fans use the Iran-England match to raise their voices in support of those protesting in their country. Doha, Qatar – Chants of “Say her name, Mahsa Amini,” reverberated among protesters outside Khalifa International Stadium ahead of Iran’s first match of the World Cup 2022 against England. “My people in Iran are under a lot of pressure and are …

Timeline | Two months of turmoil as Iran continues to see anti-hijab protests
2 years, 1 month ago

Timeline | Two months of turmoil as Iran continues to see anti-hijab protests

Firstpost  

Iran is witnessing its largest protests in years, with women and girls leading the charge against the mandatory headscarf, which also resulted in the deaths of over 300 people. Here’s how the anti-hijab protests in Iran have played out Paris: The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini following her arrest and alleged assault by Iran’s notorious morality police two months ago …

UN office urges Iran to free detained peaceful protesters
2 years, 1 month ago

UN office urges Iran to free detained peaceful protesters

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office is calling on Iran’s government to immediately release thousands of people who have been detained for participating in peaceful protests, faulting its “increasing harshness” as Western countries seek to ratchet up scrutiny of Tehran’s crackdown against demonstrators. Spokesman Jeremy Laurence of the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said it …

First death sentence linked to protests over Mahsa Amini’s death issued
2 years, 1 month ago

First death sentence linked to protests over Mahsa Amini’s death issued

Live Mint  

Thousands of people are protesting in Iran since mid-September, against the Hijab and other restrictions on women after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in the custody of morality police. On Sunday, the judiciary in Iran issued the first death sentence against a protestor linked to riots in Iran. The accused was sentenced to death for "setting fire to a government building, …

Iran women journalists who broke news of Mahsa Amini's death branded CIA agents
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran women journalists who broke news of Mahsa Amini's death branded CIA agents

Hindustan Times  

Two journalists who first broke the news of the death of 21-year-old Mahsa Amini in Iran have been branded as CIA agents. Iran Anti-Hijab Protests: A woman holds a placard with a picture of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini during a protest against her death. Blaming the CIA, Mossad and other western intelligence agencies of engineering the nationwide protests in Iran …

Journalists who broke story of Mahsa Amini’s death accused of being CIA spies
2 years, 1 month ago

Journalists who broke story of Mahsa Amini’s death accused of being CIA spies

The Telegraph  

The two female Iranian journalists who broke the story of Mahsa Amini’s death at the hands of the country’s morality police have been formally accused by Iranian intelligence of being spies for the US Central Intelligence agency. In a joint statement the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and the intelligence agency of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard said that both reporters, whose …

Iran and US set for UN confrontation over Mahsa Amini protests
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran and US set for UN confrontation over Mahsa Amini protests

Al Jazeera  

A rare Iranian joint intelligence report claims arrested journalists who reported on Mahsa Amini’s death were trained by the US abroad. The Iranian government’s website, IRNA, on Saturday, cited unnamed “diplomatic sources” as saying Washington is organising the meeting in response to a rare joint report by the Iranian intelligence ministry and the intelligence division of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard …

Iran protests continue as UN ‘concerned’ at detainees’ treatment
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran protests continue as UN ‘concerned’ at detainees’ treatment

Al Jazeera  

UN human rights group said Iran is harassing families of detainees and moving injured protesters to detention facilities. The United Nations human rights office has voiced concern at Iran’s treatment of detained protesters and said authorities refused to release some of the bodies of those killed, as demonstrations in the country continue. “Of particular concern is information that authorities have …

Iran security forces open fire as thousands mourn Mahsa Amini
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran security forces open fire as thousands mourn Mahsa Amini

The Hindu  

Iranian security forces opened fire on protesters who massed in their thousands on Wednesday in Mahsa Amini's hometown to mark 40 days since her death, a human rights group said. "Security forces have shot tear gas and opened fire on people in Zindan square, Saqez city," Hengaw, a Norway-based group that monitors rights violations in Iran's Kurdish regions, tweeted without …

Clashes as thousands attend Mahsa Amini memorial in Iran’s Saqqez
2 years, 1 month ago

Clashes as thousands attend Mahsa Amini memorial in Iran’s Saqqez

Al Jazeera  

Large crowds converge at cemetery in Amini’s hometown of Saqqez to mark 40 days since her death. Iranian security forces have clashed with people taking part in a memorial for Mahsa Amini, according to a semi-official news agency, as thousands gathered in her hometown of Saqqez to mark 40 days since her death. “A limited number of those present at …

The journalist who broke Mahsa Amini’s story and the price she is paying for it
2 years, 2 months ago

The journalist who broke Mahsa Amini’s story and the price she is paying for it

Firstpost  

A champion of women’s rights, Niloofar Hamedi broke the heartwrenching story of Mahsa Amini, which has led to unprecedented protests. Before the death of Amini, she reported on the shooting of a former member of Iran’s national boxing team by the “morality police”. “This morning, security agents raided the house of my client Niloofar Hamedi, journalist of Shargh newspaper, arrested …

Elnaaz Norouzi says she was detained by Iran morality police like Mahsa Amini
2 years, 2 months ago

Elnaaz Norouzi says she was detained by Iran morality police like Mahsa Amini

Hindustan Times  

Actor Elnaaz Norouzi, who recently expressed her support to the ongoing anti-hijab protests in her native country Iran, has revealed that she too had an encounter with the infamous morality police in the country. Women in Iran have been marching to the streets after Mahsa Amini died in the custody of the morality police. She recalled, "What happened to Mahsa …

Iran says Mahsa Amini died of illness rather than ‘blows’
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran says Mahsa Amini died of illness rather than ‘blows’

The Hindu  

Iran said on Friday an investigation into the death in custody of Mahsa Amini found she lost her life to illness rather than reported beatings that sparked three weeks of bloody protests. Iran’s Forensic Organization said on Friday that “Mahsa Amini’s death was not caused by blows to the head and vital organs and limbs of the body”. Oslo-based group …

Disputing Iran’s version, mom says teen was beaten to death
2 years, 2 months ago

Disputing Iran’s version, mom says teen was beaten to death

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — 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 head as part of the crackdown on anti-hijab protests roiling the country. Nasreen Shakarami also said authorities kept her daughter Nika’s death a secret …

Iran says Mahsa Amini died of illness rather than \'blows\'
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran says Mahsa Amini died of illness rather than \'blows\'

Deccan Chronicle  

TEHRAN: The death of Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini was caused by illness rather than blows or beatings, said an official medical report published Friday, three weeks after she died in custody. Iran's Forensic Organization said "Mahsa Amini's death was not caused by blows to the head and vital organs and limbs of the body", in its report published on …

Iran Says Medical Report Finds Mahsa Amini Died Due To Illness, Not Beatings: Report
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran Says Medical Report Finds Mahsa Amini Died Due To Illness, Not Beatings: Report

ABP News  

Iran said on Friday that a medical report has found 22-year-old Iranian-Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini died due to illness and not beatings by the morality police, AFP reported. In its report, Iran's Forensic Organisation said "Mahsa Amini's death was not caused by blows to the head and vital organs and limbs of the body". Following her death, police had said …

U.S. hits Iran with more sanctions over Mahsa Amini death
2 years, 2 months ago

U.S. hits Iran with more sanctions over Mahsa Amini death

The Hindu  

The U.S. on Thursday imposed more sanctions on Iranian government officials in response to the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, as protests have embroiled dozens of Iranian cities for weeks and evolved into the most widespread challenge to Iran’s leadership in years. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the sanctions demonstrate the “United States stands with the brave citizens and …

Iranian coroner denies Mahsa Amini died from blows to body
2 years, 2 months ago

Iranian coroner denies Mahsa Amini died from blows to body

Al Jazeera  

Findings are likely to be disputed by Iranian demonstrators, after father previously said she had been hit while in the custody of the ‘morality police’. The death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of Iran’s “morality police” was not a result of being hit but due to an underlying illness, Iran’s coroner has said, in a finding that is …

Iranian police accused of murdering schoolgirl protester Nika Shahkarami and ordering her family to say she killed herself
2 years, 2 months ago

Iranian police accused of murdering schoolgirl protester Nika Shahkarami and ordering her family to say she killed herself

ABC  

The mother and other relatives of a girl who died during protests in Iran have been threatened into making "forced confessions" about the 16-year-old's death, according to reports by local media and the BBC. Key points: Foreign-based Iranian activists allege Nika died in police custody Nika's mother accused authorities of murdering her daughter and threatening her into making a forced …

Iranian women at home and abroad cut their hair to protest Mahsa Amini’s death
2 years, 2 months ago

Iranian women at home and abroad cut their hair to protest Mahsa Amini’s death

LA Times  

Demonstrators in Sherman Oaks rally in solidarity with protests in Iran. Videos of protests in Iran show women — most of them young — waving their hijabs in the air, some of them throwing their head scarves into bonfires; others defiantly leave their hair uncovered as they pour into crowds that chant “zan, zendegi, azadi” — “woman, life, freedom,” a …

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