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Iran launches aggressive crackdown on women who defy strict Islamic dress code
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran launches aggressive crackdown on women who defy strict Islamic dress code

NPR  

Iran launches aggressive crackdown on women who defy strict Islamic dress code LEILA FADEL, HOST: Last month, Iran launched an aggressive new crackdown on women who defy the country's strict Islamic dress code. PETER KENYON, BYLINE: The nationwide protests sparked by the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, in the custody of the morality police may have died …

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Thousands gather for New Year's Eve fireworks at events across Australia
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Thousands gather for New Year's Eve fireworks at events across Australia

ABC  

Revellers have gathered across Australia for New Year's Eve celebrations, with some in Sydney queuing for three days to gain the best vantage point for harbourside fireworks. "This is our first New Year's in Sydney," Ms Oakman said. "They eyes of the world will be watching Sydney as we optimistically bring in the new year with our iconic New Year's …

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'The world is watching': Australian daughter of Iranian Baha'i in prison pleads for her release
2 years, 3 months ago

'The world is watching': Australian daughter of Iranian Baha'i in prison pleads for her release

ABC  

When Negar Sabet awakes after a restless night in Sydney, she agonises about her elderly mother, Mahvash Sabet, who has been locked up in Iran's notorious Evin prison since the end of July. In the latest arrest, Iranian authorities took Ms Sabet, together with other members of the Baha'i community including Fariba Kamalabadi and Afif Naemi, who were part of …

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They will kill me: Afghan woman who fled to India with daughters seeks refugee card
3 years, 3 months ago

They will kill me: Afghan woman who fled to India with daughters seeks refugee card

India Today  

“If they find me, they will kill me,” said Fariba Akemi, 40, talking about the Taliban after the militant group returned to power in Afghanistan on August 15. Daughters sold to Taliban Fariba Akemi said she was married off at the age of 14 by her parents to an acquaintance they knew little about. 'Taliban's thinking can never change' On …

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'He Sold My Daughters': Married to A Taliban Fighter at 14, Afghan Refugee in Delhi Bares Her Wounded Soul
3 years, 4 months ago

'He Sold My Daughters': Married to A Taliban Fighter at 14, Afghan Refugee in Delhi Bares Her Wounded Soul

News 18  

Those that have not witnessed Taliban torture or have only come across it in movies or books, should head to Delhi’s Bhogal area. Fariba is the wife of a Taliban fighter. Having shouldered the memories of Taliban torture for the last 26 years, Fariba is still trying very hard to rebuild her life. Fariba says after a few years of …

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Iranian-French academic Fariba Adelkhah temporarily freed
4 years, 2 months ago

Iranian-French academic Fariba Adelkhah temporarily freed

Al Jazeera  

Jailed over security breaches, Adelkhah will have to wear an ankle bracelet while on furlough. Iran has temporarily released Iranian-French academic Fariba Adelkhah, who has been in prison over national security charges, according to her lawyer. In June, the Iranian judiciary’s official Mizan news agency quoted a spokesman as saying that “the appeals court has upheld Adelkhah’s five-year jail sentence. …

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