The Latest Breaking News from Mahsa Amini

Persian artist says London exhibit dedicated to ‘all the brave women’ in Iran

The exhibit takes place from April 7-16.

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023

Australia issues new sanctions on Iran over human rights abuses, supply of drones to Russia

The Australian government says it is imposing Magnitsky-style sanctions on 14 Iranian individuals and 14 entities over "egregious human rights abuses and violations in Iran".

ABC News · Mar 19, 2023

Emotional moment Nazanin Zaghari Radcliffe breaks down during reunion with daughter

Tearful reunion captured in Channel 4 documentary Nazanin, looking at the charity worker’s ordeal while detained in Iran

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023

Shirin Ebadi Urges EU 'Not to Give In' to Iran

Nobel Peace Prize-winning Iranian lawyer Shirin Ebadi on Wednesday urged the EU to maintain pressure on the authorities in Tehran over human rights violations. "Subordinate aid to Iran, contracts with Iran, and treaties with Iran to respecting international norms, otherwise the money will not benefit the Iranian people at all,"…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 16, 2023

Mahsa Amini Not Forgotten in Iran Six Months after Death

Six months ago this week, Mahsa Amini was arrested for allegedly flouting Iran's strict dress code for women. Within days she was dead, sparking the country's biggest protests in years. The 22-year ethnic Kurd became a household name inside Iran, a rallying point for demands for change. Around the world,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 14, 2023

Judiciary chief says Iran has pardoned 22,000 people who took part in protests

The head of Iran's judiciary says 22,000 people arrested in the anti-government protests that swept the Islamic Republic have been pardoned.

The New Daily · Mar 13, 2023

Women across Iran are refusing to wear headscarves, in open defiance of the regime

What began as anger at the hijab law grew into a bigger movement as Iranians said they were fed up with the regime's corruption, economic mismanagement and oppression of its citizens.

WEKU · Mar 13, 2023

Iran: poisoning of thousands of schoolgirls piles more pressure on Islamic Republic struggling for survival

The Iranian government has announced several arrests in connection with the reported poisoning of more than 7,000 schoolgirls in more than 100 schools around the country. Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, has condemned the poisonings, saying perpetrators should be “severely punished”.

The Conversation · Mar 10, 2023

Iran: unions and civil rights groups demand democracy and social justice

Forty-four years after Iranians rose up against their hated monarch in February 1979, a group of 20 organisations engaged in long-term social and economic struggles – including labour unions, teachers, women’s groups and youth and student movements – issued an ultimatum to the government of the Islamic Republic.

The Conversation · Mar 9, 2023

Jill Biden calls on men to support women fighting for rights

First lady Jill Biden has praised a group of women from 12 countries for fighting for their rights

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023