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Mother whose daughter died in Iran protests claims her injuries 'showed she was murdered'

Nika Shakarami, 16, went missing in Tehran after telling a friend she was being chased by police. Officials say she went into a building where eight construction workers were present and she was found dead in the yard outside the next morning, but her family disputes this version of events

Daily Mirror

France urges its nationals to leave Iran

France urged its nationals on Friday to leave Iran as soon as possible, saying they were exposed to the risk of arbitrary detentions.

Reuters

U.S., allies to coordinate response to Iran's 'bloody crackdown'

The U.S. State Department said on Friday that it would continue to coordinate with its allies and partners on how to respond to Iran's "bloody crackdown" on protesters and its "state-sponsored violence" against women.

Reuters

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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe urges Government not to turn blind eye to Iranian oppression

The former prisoner of Iran said she wants to see more action over the current human rights abuses in the country

Evening Standard

Canada to ban Iran's IRGC leaders from entry, expand sanctions

Canada on Friday increased pressure on Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Corp, saying it would ban half of its leaders from entering the country and promising stepped-up sanctions.

Reuters

India objects to recent visit of U.S. envoy to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

PoK visit among irritants including F-16 support deal, sanctions on Indian company for Iran oil

The Hindu

Zaghari-Ratcliffe urges Government not to turn blind eye to Iranian oppression

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe said she wants to see more action over the current human rights abuses in Iran.

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Iran’s protests are not an angry outburst, but the result of generations of trauma

For older activists like me, the uprising has reopened old scars and breathed new life into our long struggle for freedom, says activist Nasrin Parvaz

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine faces new Russian threat from Iran-made ‘kamikaze’ drones

The Russian army has stepped up the number of attacks by Iranian-made “kamikaze” drones, aiming a dozen such devices at a town near Kyiv on Wednesday alone. While their effectiveness is limited, the drones offer a cheap alternative to missile strikes and allow Russian forces to keep up the pressure…

France 24

Artist Turns Iran Fountains Red to Reflect Bloody Crackdown

Fountains in Tehran appeared to be pouring blood Friday after an artist turned their waters red to reflect a deadly crackdown amid weeks of protests sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini. A wave of unrest has rocked Iran since the 22-year-old Kurdish woman's death was announced on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Act of cowardice’: Mural of Marge Simpson chopping off hair in solidarity with Iran protests removed

‘We will not be intimidated by this despicable gesture,’ street artist says

The Independent UK

Disputing Iran’s Version, Mom Says Teen Was Beaten to Death

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian State Coroner Says Mahsa Amini Did Not Die from Blows to Body

An official Iranian coroner's report denied Mahsa Amini had died due to blows to the head and limbs while in the custody of Iran's morality police and linked her death to pre-existing medical conditions, state media said on Friday. The death of 22-year-old Amini while in police custody has ignited…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran: 'hijab' protests challenge legitimacy of Islamic Republic

Three weeks after the violent death of 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran’s morality police for the crime of wearing her hijab improperly, protests continue to rage across the country. These demonstrations defy both repression by security forces in the streets of major cities and…

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Hijab law in Iran over the decades: the continuing battle for reform

Protests have quickly spread across Iran calling for a change in the law after the death of a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, in the custody of the morality police.

The Guardian - UK

Another teenage girl dead at hands of Iran’s security forces, reports claim

Allegations that 16-year-old Sarina Esmailzadeh was beaten to death at a protest follow news of the similar death of 17-year-old Nika Shakarami

Reuters

Dutch government advises against all travel to Iran -ANP

The Dutch government on Friday urged all Dutch nationals to leave Iran and advised against all travel to the country, Dutch news agency ANP quoted Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra as saying.

The Guardian - UK

Soheila Sokhanvari: Rebel Rebel review – vivacious paintings of liberated Iranian womanhood

As protests against head coverings once again shake Iran, there is a disturbing deja vu to discovering what was done to many of these defiant women

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Has Iran ruined its nuclear deal chances with violent crackdown?

Iranian authorities’ brutal repression of protests over the death of Mahsa Amini has put the parties in the Iran nuclear talks in a delicate position, as they condemn Tehran’s actions while trying to negotiate on a separate issue.

Al Jazeera

Iranian coroner denies Mahsa Amini died from blows to body

Findings are likely to be disputed by Iranian demonstrators, after father previously said she had been hit.

The Independent UK

Teen's mother disputes Iran, says she died of blows to head

The mother of an Iranian teenager is disputing official claims that her daughter fell to her death from a high building

The Conversation

Hijab rules have nothing to do with Islamic tenets and everything to do with repressing women

The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was held by Iran’s morality police for not complying with the country’s hijab rules has drawn global attention to the repression of women in Iran. Neighboring Saudi Arabia, a Sunni country, theologically and politically opposed to Shiite Iran, has similar restrictive rules…

Wales Online

Meet the three friends who drove from Scotland to Iran in a £1,050 Mazda

"When you see the world this way, you can’t help but feel connected with everyone."

Reuters

Belgian foreign minister cuts hair in parliament in support of Iranian women

Belgium's foreign minister and two other lawmakers cut their hair in parliament, in solidarity with anti-government demonstrations in Iran triggered by the death in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.

Reuters

Iranian state coroner says Mahsa Amini did not die from blows to body

An Iranian coroner's report denied Mahsa Amini had died due to blows to the head and limbs while in the custody of Iran's morality police and linked her death to pre-existing medical conditions, state media said on Friday.

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