Iran’s security forces have detained a relative of a Kurdish-Iranian woman days before the anniversary of her death in the custody of the morality police that sparked months of nationwide protests, a source close to the family said on Wednesday, Reuters reports. Fearing a revival of the unrest that rocked the Islamic Republic, Iran’s clerical […]
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Iran detains Mahsa Amini’s uncle as anniversary of her death, protests loom
Solidarity with Iran as worldwide protests staged over death of Mahsa Amini
Protests have taken place in cities across the world in solidarity with Iranians outraged at the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini who died after being arrested. Source Views: 0
Iran arrests journalists, activists over Mahsa Amini death
Iranian police have arrested several journalists and activists as thousands were protesting against the government over the death of Mahsa Amini in prison last week, news agencies reported on Friday. Mohsen Tavakoli posted on Twitter that his brother, Majid Tavakoli, an activist who has been repeatedly imprisoned in Iran, was arrested overnight at his home. […]
Iran arrests journalists, activists over Mahsa Amini death
Iranian police have arrested several journalists and activists as thousands were protesting against the government over the death of Mahsa Amini in prison last week, news agencies reported on Friday. Mohsen Tavakoli posted on Twitter that his brother, Majid Tavakoli, an activist who has been repeatedly imprisoned in Iran, was arrested overnight at his home. […]
Iran arrests journalists, activists over Mahsa Amini death
Iranian police have arrested several journalists and activists as thousands were protesting against the government over the death of Mahsa Amini in prison last week, news agencies reported on Friday. Mohsen Tavakoli posted on Twitter that his brother, Majid Tavakoli, an activist who has been repeatedly imprisoned in Iran, was arrested overnight at his home. […]
Iran arrests journalists, activists over Mahsa Amini death
Iranian police have arrested several journalists and activists as thousands were protesting against the government over the death of Mahsa Amini in prison last week, news agencies reported on Friday. Mohsen Tavakoli posted on Twitter that his brother, Majid Tavakoli, an activist who has been repeatedly imprisoned in Iran, was arrested overnight at his home. […]
Iran arrests journalists, activists over Mahsa Amini death
Iranian police have arrested several journalists and activists as thousands were protesting against the government over the death of Mahsa Amini in prison last week, news agencies reported on Friday. Mohsen Tavakoli posted on Twitter that his brother, Majid Tavakoli, an activist who has been repeatedly imprisoned in Iran, was arrested overnight at his home. […]
Iran arrests journalists, activists over Mahsa Amini death
Iranian police have arrested several journalists and activists as thousands were protesting against the government over the death of Mahsa Amini in prison last week, news agencies reported on Friday. Mohsen Tavakoli posted on Twitter that his brother, Majid Tavakoli, an activist who has been repeatedly imprisoned in Iran, was arrested overnight at his home. […]
Iran arrests journalists, activists over Mahsa Amini death
Iranian police have arrested several journalists and activists as thousands were protesting against the government over the death of Mahsa Amini in prison last week, news agencies reported on Friday. Mohsen Tavakoli posted on Twitter that his brother, Majid Tavakoli, an activist who has been repeatedly imprisoned in Iran, was arrested overnight at his home. […]
UN experts demand accountability for death of Mahsa Amini in Iran
Anti-government protests are spreading in Iran after the death of Mahsa Amini – a young woman who died in custody of country’s morality police. Women have taken to the streets, protesting against the country’s hijab law. The protests have grown, with demands broadening to reflect ordinary Iranians’ anger over their living conditions. Professor Javaid Rehman, […]
Mahsa Amini: Protester death toll rises amid unrest in Iran over woman’s death in police custody
The number of people killed in violent protests in Iran over the past six nights shot up on Thursday as unrest spreads across the country in response to a woman’s death in police custody. Official figures announced on state television said at least 17 people were killed in clashes between Iranian security forces and protesters. […]
US sanctions Iran’s Morality Police in wake of Mahsa Amini’s death
The US sanctioned Iran’s Morality Police and senior officials, Thursday, as mass unrest envelops the Islamic Republic in the wake of the death of a woman while in police custody, Anadolu News Agency reports. The sanctions are being issued in response to the “abuse and violence against Iranian women and the violation of the rights […]
Mahsa Amini: Protests escalate across Iran over young woman’s death after morality police arrest
Protests continued throughout Iran for the fifth night in a row over the death of a young woman said to have been severely beaten by the morality police tasked with enforcing a strict dress code for women. Demonstrators took to the streets in 15 cities across Iran, blocking traffic, setting fire to garbage cans and […]