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Jacinda Ardern's resignation and the toll of burnout and abuse for women leaders

"Jacinda has faced a level of hatred and vitriol which in my experience is unprecedented in our country."

Axios · Jan 19, 2023

Faces of condemned as Iranian freedom protesters face execution or death under regime

Shadow Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Bambos Charalambous gave just a snapshot of the estimated 18,000 arrested since the Mahsa Amini protests began last September

Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2023

Faces of death row: the young men caught up in Iran’s execution spree

Since anti-regime demonstrations erupted following the September 16 death in custody of Mahsa Amini, Iranian authorities have executed four young men and sentenced several others to death on charges relating to the protest movement. FRANCE 24 profiles some of the people executed or on death row in Iran’s latest state-sponsored…

France 24 · Jan 14, 2023

Premier League told Qatar links to Spurs investment should be a ‘wake-up call’

A meeting between Daniel Levy and Qatar Sports Investments chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi took place last week.

The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023

Australian MPs throw support behind Iranians who are facing execution

Some Australian MPs are publicly backing young Iranians facing the death sentence, hoping the negative publicity for the regime might stave off imminent executions.

ABC News · Jan 10, 2023

Joe Biden visits Mexico ahead of ‘Three Amigos’ summit

Migration, drug trafficking, manufacturing and trade are set to top the agenda of US-Canada-Mexico meetings.

Al Jazeera · Jan 9, 2023

Iran: Protesters denied medical care and tortured to death in secret prisons

More than 19,000 people have been arrested since protests erupted in Iran in mid-September 2022. Human rights organisations say that dozens of them have been killed in secret detention centres. But security forces are trying to cover up these deaths by threatening family members into silence or staging the deaths…

France 24 · Jan 9, 2023

Iranians protest in front of Karaj prison as more executions loom

Protesters gathered in front of a prison in Karaj to stop the execution of two men linked to Iran’s demonstrations.

Al Jazeera · Jan 9, 2023

Iran executes two men as brutal crackdown on widespread protests continue

The Iranian government is cracking down on the anti-regime protesters who erupted in civil unrest after morality police fatally beat a 22-year-old Kurdish woman called Mahsa Amini for wearing her hijab "improperly"

Daily Mirror · Jan 8, 2023

Cristiano Ronaldo hit with Amnesty International demand after Saudi Arabia transfer

Cristiano Ronaldo has completed a move to Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr after his much publicised Manchester United departure and subsequent struggles at the 2022 World Cup with Portugal

Daily Mirror · Jan 5, 2023