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Iranian journalist arrested for taking interview of death row inmates’ kins: Report

06 Jan 2023

Iranian authorities arrested a journalist who published interviews with families of death row inmates sentenced in connection with anti-hijab protests, a report said. "Mehdi Beikoghli, head of the political service at Etemad daily, was arrested last night," the newspaper said on its website, AFP reported. Mahsa Amini was killed following...

27-year old Iranian man shot dead for celebrating team’s exit from the World Cup

01 Dec 2022

An Iranian activist was shot dead by the authorities in the city of Bandar-e Anzali for celebrating the team's loss to the United States and exit from the World Cup, said a rights group. According to the human rights group, Mehran Samak, 27, was shot dead while he was honking his...

Mahsa Amini was not killed, but passed away: Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister

24 Nov 2022

Mahsa Amini was not killed, but passed away, said Iran’s deputy foreign minister Ali Bagheri Kani. Amini’s death in police custody triggered a massive protest across the country. Kani while defending his own government blamed the western countries for creating "baseless and fallacious atmosphere" and responsible for rising tension in...

Iranian journalists who broke news of Mahsa Amini’s death labelled as CIA agents

30 Oct 2022

The two journalists who initially reported Mahsa Amini's death in Iran at the age of 21 have been blamed for being CIA agents. Niloofar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi broke the news of Mahsa Amini's death first. She passed away while being held by Iran's morality police after being arrested for...

Amid firing, protestors headed to Mahsa Amini grave in Iran

26 Oct 2022

In defiance of increased security measures put in place as part of a violent crackdown on women-led rallies, Iranian mourners flocked to Mahsa Amini's grave on Wednesday to mark 40 days since her passing. Iranian security forces fired guns and launched tear gas at protesters in Saqez, the home town...

Urvashi Rautela chops hair in support of Iranian women

17 Oct 2022

Extending support to Iranian women and girls who have been killed in protests at the death of Mahsa Amini Urvashi Rautela has decided to chop off her hair. Bollywood actor Urvashi Rautela compared her situation to that of Mahsa Amini and called herself a victim of "bullying". Taking to Instagram...

At least 108 killed in Iranian protest over Mahsa Amini death : Report

12 Oct 2022

According to Iran Human Rights, an organisation based in Oslo, at least 108 people have died as a result of Iran's crackdown on more than three weeks of statewide protests brought on by Mahsa Amini's death. IHR said in a statement that the Iranian security forces also killed at least...

Iran : 19 people including guard colonel killed in anti-govt protest

01 Oct 2022

In one of the deadliest clashes between police and protesters since Iran's anti-government demonstrations began, nineteen people were killed on Friday. This was in response to the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who died in police custody after being arrested for allegedly disobeying Iran's strict dress codes...

Iran protestors torch police station in video as unrest over Mahsa Amini’s death spread

22 Sep 2022

The unrest sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini grew more intense for a sixth day when, on Thursday, protesters torched police stations and vehicles in Tehran, the capital of Iran, as well as numerous other cities around the nation. Mahsa Amini, 22, passed away last week after the morality...

Amid hijab protest, Joe Biden praises Iran’s brave women

22 Sep 2022

US President Joe Biden pledged support for Iranian women during his speech at the United Nations on Wednesday in light of the fact that at least eight people have died during the widespread protests that broke out in Iran after a woman died while in the custody of the police....

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